Castor and Pollux

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Castor and Pollux, or Kastor and Polydeukes or ‘Iidefonso group’. Plaster, The Royal Cast Collection (Copenhagen, Denmark). Made with Memento Beta (now ReMake) from AutoDesk. The original dated about 25 BC Earlier in Sallust’s gardens, Rome. Tilhzreri day Museo del Prado, Madrid. New acquisition from 2004.

It has been thought that the figure group envisioned the two mythological twins Castor and Polydeukes. But there could also were talking about a more anonymous grave motive or a small altar? the subject is not unique. Sculpture Group is an example of how Roman sculptors copied sculptures by various Greek ideals and thereby created new motifs.

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