Museum Monday: Discobolus

This statue is from the Städtische Galerie Liebieghaus collection in Frankfurt, Germany. This is only the top half of the statue, the other is nude and preparing to throw the discus.  I loved the bright red background of this part of the museum.

A marble discobolus

Museum Monday is an every other week series about museum news, objects, and reviews.

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