The Last of the Spartans

The Last of the Spartans
Artist Gaetano Trentanove
Year 1892
Type marble
Dimensions 66 cm × 200 cm × 69 cm (26 in × 79 in × 27 in)
Location Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Owner Layton Art Collection

The Last of the Spartans is a sculpture by Italian and American artist Gaetano Trentanove displayed at the Milwaukee Art Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] The white marble figurative sculpture depicts a fallen soldier.[2] The depiction of the figure is highly detailed and realistic.[3] The work was originally exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "The Last of the Spartans, (sculpture)". Art Inventories Catalog-SIRIS. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "The Last of the Spartans". Milwaukee Art Museum Collection. Milwaukee Art Museum. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Kelly, Chelsea. "From the Collection: Marble through the Ages". Under the Wings. Milwaukee Art Museum. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  4. ↑ Moriarty, Judith Ann (26 August 2011). "One Piece at a Time: Forever Young". Third Coast Digtest. Retrieved 17 April 2013.

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