This ancient sculpture of a nude male body was carved in white marble. The marble is pitted, scared, and discolored to a buff color. The head, arms, and legs of the body are missing or broken off. The chest is pushed forward and the narrow shoulders tucked back. The body is thin, and the musculature in the chest, back, and abdomen is defined but not bulging.
Roman
Torso of a Man,
1st century-2nd century
Crystalline marble from northern Greece (?)
,
68.9 cm (27 1/8 in.)
Object details
Accession number
S8e10
Primary Creator
Roman
Full title
Torso of a Man
Creation Date
1st century-2nd century
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection before about 1896-1897.
Dimensions
68.9 cm (27 1/8 in.)
Display Media
Crystalline marble from northern Greece (?)
Web Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Permanent Gallery Location
Chinese Loggia
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 57 (Graeco-Roman, perhaps after a Greek original from the Transitional era, 480-450 BCE)Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 18-19, no. 22. (Graeco-Roman, copy of a work of about 440 BCE or earlier, Transitional style, perhaps after the Kassel Apollo housed at the Louvre)
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Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.