Galatian In The Act Of Falling

A Roman marble copy of a lost Hellenistic sculpture, originally thought to have been cast in bronze. The replica comes from the Antoninian age (the second half of the 2nd century B.C.), and has been restored in modern times. The statue is а one of three forming the group known as "The Grimani Galatians" (I Galati Grimani), a set of three sculptures depicting Gauls owned by Domenico Grimani, a 16th century nobleman and cardinal. His collection now forms a part of the Musei Civici di Venezia in the Doge's Palace, found in Venice.本件藏品为一件罗马大理石复制品，其原型为一件已佚失的希腊化时期（Hellenistic）雕塑，最初学界认为该原型以青铜铸成。该复制品制作于安东尼努斯时代（公元前2世纪下半叶），并于近代得到修复。此雕像为"格里马尼高卢人"（The Grimani Galatians，编号I Galati Grimani）组雕的三件组成藏品之一，该组雕共三件，均为描绘高卢人的雕塑，由16世纪贵族、枢机主教多梅尼科·格里马尼（Domenico Grimani）收藏。其收藏现隶属于威尼斯总督宫内的威尼斯市民博物馆（Musei Civici di Venezia）。