spinner-caricamento
Share
fullscreen
suicidal galata
fullscreen
Bust of Antinous
fullscreen
Ares statue
fullscreen
Group of Oreste and Elettra
fullscreen
Acrolito Ludovisi
fullscreen
Crouching Aphrodite statue
fullscreen
Group of Cupid and Psyche
fullscreen
Togato statue
fullscreen
Statue of Aphrodite Cnidia
suicidal galata
Bust of Antinous
Ares statue
Group of Oreste and Elettra
Acrolito Ludovisi
Crouching Aphrodite statue
Group of Cupid and Psyche
Togato statue
Statue of Aphrodite Cnidia

Other works on display

Description

A male character is depicted standing in the act of piercing his neck with a short sword while, with his left hand, he tries to support a dying woman who collapses to the ground. The two figures rest on an oval shield and a Celtic-type sword scabbard, an area to which the iconography of the characters with long locks and the oriental-type clothing of the woman refers. The interpretation of the two characters as Galatians (Celtic population of Asia Minor) connected this work with the famous sculpture of the dying Gaul kept in the Capitoline Museums. The two works belong to a single statuary group, a marble copy of the original bronze made by the famous sculptor Epigonos commissioned by the king of Pergamum Attalus I to celebrate his victory over the Galatians in 240 BC. The two sculptures - the Suicidal Gaul and the Dying Gaul - probably come from the area of Villa Ludovisi where in Roman times the Horti Sallustiani formerly belonged to Julius Caesar stood. The discovery at the Caesarian residence leads to believe them copies commissioned by Caesar himself as a symbolic representation of the victories against the Western Gauls in the years 46-43 BC.

Discounts and prices’ reductions with the Artsupp Card

With the Artsupp Card you can get, for the first time, discounts and reduced entrance tickets for Italian museums .

Discover more

Other artworks in Roma

Related searches

What you can find on Artsupp

Artsupp is the museums’ portal through which it’s easy to discover art, exhibitions and artworks. Now museums in France, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany and Spain can also share their activities with users

About us