‘Grand Tour’ bronze sculpture. “The Dying Gaul”. After the antiquity. Patinated bronze, base in red marble and bronze, Italy 1850-1870.
“The Dying Gallia” also called “The Dying Galatian” or “The Dying Gladiatoris” is an ancient Roman marble copy of a lost Hellenistic sculpture made by King Attalos of Pergamon after a victory over a Gallic tribe appx. 230 B.C.
“The Dying Gaul” can be seen today in the Capitol Museum in Rome.
