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The Getty Bronze[edit source | edit]

^[8]The Getty Bronze, a bronze cast of Lysippos's work (The Getty Museum).

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In 1972 the Getty Bronze was discovered and at the urging of Paul Getty, bought by the Getty Museum where it got its name, the Getty Bronze. The Bronze was pulled out of the sea and restored. Because of the amount of corrosion and the thick layer of incrustation that coated the statue when it was found, we can assume that it was beneath the water for centuries. This is less than surprising, many of the most preserved statues archeologists have found have been fished out of the Mediterranean Sea. It was not uncommon for a shipwreck to occur with something as precious as a sculpture on board. Without any way to find or retrieve them, these pieces were left to sit at the bottom of the ocean for centuries. Fortunately, the damaging corrosion can be removed by cleaning the surfaces mechanically with a scalpel.^[9]

The Getty Bronze is believed to be Lysippos's work because the detail on it is consistent with his style of work and his cannon or proportions. Lysippos's work can often be categorized by his naturalism and slender proportions that had lifelike realism. His work often portrays exaggerated features and lengthened proportions to accurately capture the human form correctly at a larger than life scale.^[10] It showcases Lysippos's personal cannon of proportions. Lysippos's work had a smaller head than his mentor Polykleitos because he used one to eight scale of the head vs the total height of the piece.^[11]

^[8] Jiří, Frel (1982). The Getty Bronze. California: The J Paul Getty Museum. p. 1. ISBN 0-89236-039-9.

^[9] Jiří, Frel (1982). The Getty Bronze. California: The J Paul Getty Museum. pp. 7–29. ISBN 0-89236-039-9.  

^[10] "Lysippos: Ancient Greek Sculptor, Biography". www.visual-arts-cork.com. Retrieved 2015-11-19.  

^[11]  "Culturenet.hr - The Croatian Apoxyomenos". Retrieved 2015-11-19.