Charioteer of Delphi (5th Century B.C.)
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- Kelly Drive near 24th Street
- Bronze cast of ancient piece
- Gift of the Greek government
- Owned by the City of Philadelphia
- Photo: Unknown
Around 478 B.C., Polyzalos, the Tyrant of Gela in Sicily, commissioned a statue to express his gratitude to the god Apollo for his charioteer's victory in the Pythian Games. Now in the museum at Delphi, this bronze is considered one of the finest surviving sculptures of classical Greece. The cast near Philadelphia's Museum of Art was a gift from the Greek government. Contemporary Greek artists Nikos Kerlis and Theodora Papayannis cast this faithful duplicate using the lost-wax process, one of the most accurate methods available. As in the original, the left arm is missing, as are the chariot and horses that once formed part of the sculpture.
Charioteer of Delphi
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Voices heard in the program:
Ann Kuttner is professor of Greek, Roman, and Etruscan art at the University of Pennsylvania.
Penelope Lagakos is the daughter of Judge Gregory Lagakos who facilitated the donation of the Charioteer.
Shane Stratton is a sculptor who teaches at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Segment Producer: Eric Molinsky
Voices heard in the program:
Ann Kuttner is professor of Greek, Roman, and Etruscan art at the University of Pennsylvania.
Penelope Lagakos is the daughter of Judge Gregory Lagakos who facilitated the donation of the Charioteer.
Shane Stratton is a sculptor who teaches at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Segment Producer: Eric Molinsky
