Youth of the Narcissus Type in the Walters Art Museum, September 2009

Youth of the Narcissus Type


Creators: Roman (Artist), Copy after Polykleitos (Greek, active 460-415 BC) (Artist)

Period: Roman copy: 1st century BC-AD 1st century (Classical-Roman)

Medium: marble (Sculpture)

Accession Number: 23.26

Measurements: 24 x 10 13/16 x 6 5/16 in. (61 x 27.5 x 16 cm)

On better-preserved copies of the original statue, the youth is supported by a low pillar. His torso is off-balance, and his head would have been inclined forward and turned to the left, accentuating the S-curve of the pose. Experimentation with leaning poses that required a support was characteristic of the Late Classical period, as was the interest in accurately representing the body.

Text from: art.thewalters.org/detail/10480/youth-of-the-narcissus-type/