Power and Pathos

Getty Center, Los Angeles

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Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World

During the three centuries between the reigns of Alexander the Great and Augustus, artists around the Mediterranean created innovative, realistic sculptures of physical power and emotional intensity. Bronze—with its tensile strength, reflective effects, and ability to hold the finest detail—was employed for dynamic compositions, dazzling displays of the nude body, and graphic expressions of age and character. This unprecedented international loan exhibition unites about fifty significant bronzes of the Hellenistic age.

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Head (Berber), (about 300 B.C.)

Head (Berber) (about 300 B.C.) The Trustees of the British Museum

Herm bust of the Doryphoros of Polykleitos (1st century B.C.), signed by Apollonios of Athens. Image courtesy of the artist

Herm bust of the Doryphoros of Polykleitos (1st century B.C.), signed by Apollonios of Athens. The Trustees of the British Museum

Sleeping Eros (3rd century B.C. - 1st century A.D.)

Sleeping Eros (3rd century B.C. – 1st century A.D.). The Trustees of the British Museum

Terme Boxer (3rd - 2nd century B.C.). Image courtesy of the artist

Terme Boxer (3rd – 2nd century B.C.). The Trustees of the British Museum

Statuette of Alexander the Great on horseback (1st century B.C. - 1st century A.D.). Image courtesy of the artist

Statuette of Alexander the Great on horseback (1st century B.C. – 1st century A.D.). The Trustees of the British Museum