Youth of the Narcissus Type

Description On better-preserved copies of the original statue, the youth is supported by a low pillar. His torso is off-balance, and his head would have been inclined forward and turned to the left, accentuating the S-curve of the pose. Experimentation with leaning poses that required a support was characteristic of the Late Classical period, as was the interest in accurately representing the body.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
12/31/1969	Treatment	other
7/27/1987	Treatment	x-ray
1/01/1992	Technical Report	x-ray diffraction; other

Exhibitions

• From Alexander to Cleopatra: Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1988-1989.

Provenance Joseph Brummer, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1922, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1922