Warrior Sculptures Day, Part 1 - Assorted

Today's two part series is about warrior sculptures, and part one starts with an outdoor copy of The God from Cape Artemision.  No one seems to be sure if it is Zeus or Poseidon, but both of them could be warriors in the right situations.  I think there is a popular video game that uses the image.

 

Dead Galatian

This gruesome item is Dead Galatian, a 2nd Century A.D. copy of a 3rd Century B.C. Greek original.  I decided to include it because of the fine musculature and realism.

 

Jason

Above we have Jason by Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen from 1803.  Below, three images of what it would look like in different materials.  You might note a key anatomical element in the bronze version does not match the rest of the statue.  In typical wry Scandinavian fashion, the person who did the mockups shows the patina worn off a part many passersby would feel compelled to touch.  Whoever that was must have been to Vigeland in Oslo.  I love the Norse.

 

Battle of the Nude Men

This terracotta relief is Battle of the Nude Men by Antonio del Pollaiuolo from about 1485.

 

Gaul

Finishing part one with Kneeling Youthful Gaul,

yet another Roman copy of a Greek work.

 

Warrior Sculptures Day, Part 2 - Riace Bronzes

Some time ago I posted a photo of the Riace Bronzes, two Fifth Century B.C. sculptures found off the Italian coast in 1972.  They are widely considered among the finest full size Greek sculptures ever discovered.  Today, I am posting some photos of an experimental museum mockup of what the Riace Warriors statues might have looked like with their original Greek polychrome painting applied.  

We will also see another shot of the originals and an interesting drawing.

 

Originals

Just as a reminder, here is a "new" picture I found of the original recovered statues.

 

Polychrome

Our second polychrome version includes what looks like a white fox headdress.

 

Sketch

Here is an artist's rendering of what the sculptor's models might have looked like.

 

Polychrome III

Closing with the polychrome mockups together.

 

Douglas of Detroit Day

We are overdue for another Douglas of Detroit (aka Doug Juleff) series.

We begin with Stan Stanczyk in a seated photo.

 

Bob Delmonteque

Double exposures were a significant element of Doug Juleff's portfolio,

and this one of Bob Delmonteque is one of the best.

 

Bob DeWeese

Doug Juleff photographed the always impressive Bob DeWeese in the Lake Michigan dunes.

 

Joe Marcy

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Larry Steiner

I get a David Bowie vibe from this picture of Larry Steiner.

 

Ward Heath

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Vic Seipke

I recently came across this reclining shot of Vic Seipke and his pompadour.

 

Jim Park

Mr. America of 1952 Jim Park gives us a nice smile in this shot.

 

Mike Dubel

One of my favorite Doug Juleff models is Mike Dubel,

who looks a bit more mature than usual here.

 

Tom Talbot

Completing the Douglas of Detroit set with a youthful Tom Talbot.

 

Military Men Again

It's military day, and we start with an industrial looking mobile shower unit.

 

French

I'm pretty sure that this is an intewar French induction center.

 

WWI

This is a U.S. Army Signal Corps photo from a World War I training facility.

 

Scots

The Suez Canal in 1916 was the location for a Scottish regiment to have a swim.

I've enlarged and sharpened the best part of the photo below.

 

Aussies

A group of Royal Australian Air Force personnel decided to their shiny bottoms 

along with their shiny Mirage III fighter jets.  The year was 1978.

 

Barracks Hijinks

I'd love to know how the guy second from left got his drawers ripped.

 

Large Group

I do not know the nationality of this handsome group of men,

but they look like they are having fun.

 

GIs in New Guinea

Here we have some GIs in New Guinea having a combined 

session of swimming, washing up, and doing laundry.

 

Algeria

This is a 1958 recruiting station in Bouira, Algeria during last years of French rule.

 

Shower flash

Our closing photo shows some men in a shower

with what looks like a flash bulb going off.