Discobolus (The Discus Thrower)

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This is a 3D scan of a plaster cast of the sculpture 'Discobolus (The Discus Thrower)' made by sculptor Myron of Eleutherae around 450 BCE. The scan comes from the original cast (ref. KAS1549) in The Royal Cast Collection at SMK - National Gallery of Denmark. This is a downscaled version, with an approximate size of 10 mb. To learn more about the 3D scans of casts in The Royal Cast Collection and download high-resolution models, visit: www.smk.dk/3d. If you create new work using the model and want to share it with us, email web@smk.dk. About the sculpture: The discus thrower is a famous statue that has been extensively described in ancient texts, but archaeologists had to wait for centuries to reconstruct its original form based on fragments from various copies. The head was placed in multiple positions before settling on the final version; this can be seen in the two versions housed at The Royal Cast Collection. The unusual horns on the figure's forehead are remnants of a device used to support a victory wreath. The Discobolus has been widely admired for its ability to depict movement while maintaining perfect balance and adhering to strict formal language. Copies of the statue were used in Adolf Hitler's filmmaker Leni Riefensthal's film about the Olympic Games in Berlin, 1936, where naked athletes assumed the figure's position. In 1938, Hitler acquired the best-preserved antique version from Mussolini. Henrik Holm is a senior research curator at SMK.