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The wounded Amazon

GIBSON, John

The wounded Amazon
Image: By permission of Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales
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Welsh-born John Gibson was a key figure in neo-classical sculpture. Unusually, this sculpture depicts a strong yet bleeding female figure - a woman warrior. While the pose is based on women Gibson saw in Rome’s streets, it hints at the violence he witnessed there and his fear of being stabbed.

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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 542

Creation/Production

GIBSON, John

Acquisition

Purchase, 17/5/1928

Techniques

Marble
Techniques (sculpture)
Fine Art - sculpture

Material

Marble

Location

on display
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  • Fine Art
  • Gibson, John
  • Injury
  • Mythology And Fantasy
  • Neo-Classicism
  • Sculpture
  • Servicemen And Servicewomen
  • Weapons And Equipment
  • Woman

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