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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