Miron ( Greek Μύρων ) - an ancient Greek sculptor of the middle of the 5th century BC e. from Eleufer , on the border of Attica and Boeotia . The sculptor of the era that preceded directly the highest flowering of Greek art (late VI - early V century).
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The ancients characterize him as the greatest realist and expert on anatomy, who did not know how, however, to give people life and expression. He portrayed gods, heroes and animals, and with special love he reproduced difficult, fleeting poses. His most famous work, Discobolus , an athlete who intends to play a disc, is a statue that has survived in several copies, of which the best is made of marble and is located in the Massimi Palace ( Italian: palazzo Massimi ) in Rome . And the copy, located in the British Museum , the head is located incorrectly.
Along with this statue, ancient writers mention with praise of his statue of Marcia , grouped with Athena . We also get the concept of this group from several of its later repetitions. Of the images of animals performed by Miron, “Chick” was most famous for others, in the praise of which dozens of epigrams were written. With the most minor exceptions, the works of Miron were bronze.
In one of the oxirinh papyruses it is reported that Miron created the statues of the athlete Timant, the winner of the Olympics in 456 BC. e., and Licinius, the winner in 448 and 444 years. BC e. This helped establish the sculptor's lifetime. Miron was a contemporary of Phidias and Polycletes , Agelad is considered his teacher.
In honor of Miron, a crater on Mercury is named.
Literature
- Schukarev A.N. Miron, Greek sculptor // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.