Youth
1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueMarble, probably from the Greek island of Paros
DimensionsHeight: 58 cm (22 13/16 in.)
Credit LineBartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912
Accession number22.593
On View
On viewClassificationsSculpture
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The Roman artist who created this statue was deliberately emulating Greek sculptures of the early fifth century B.C. The slender proportions, balanced symmetry, and subdued style recall the famous “Kritios Boy” found on the Athenian Akropolis. Here, the suggestive pose and soft, effeminate body accentuate the eroticism of the figure, which probably belonged to the décor of a Roman publicbath or private villa.
ProvenanceBy 1896: with E. P. Warren (according to a letter from Warren dated 5.7.22: The torso was purchased in, or before, 1896, from Dr. Hauser and Dr. Hartwig, who had, I believe, discovered it in Rome.); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, May 18, 1922, for $18,500.00
530–515 B.C.
1st century B.C. or 1st century A.D.
probably A.D. 50–75
about 1st century B.C.
150–100 B.C.
about A.D. 190
about 20 B.C. to A.D. 40
about 560–550 B.C.
about 480 B.C.
about 470–450 B.C.
late 5th century B.C.
about 340 B.C.