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-*the sculptures known as the ''[[Dying Gaul]]'' and the ''[[Ludovisi Gaul|Gaul Killing Himself and His Wife]]''+ 
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 +The '''Ludovisi ''Gaul Killing Himself and His Wife''''' (sometimes called "The Galatian Suicide") is a Roman marble group depicting a man in the act of plunging a sword into his breast, looking backwards defiantly while he supports the dying figure of a woman with his left arm. It is a Roman copy of the early second century AD, of a [[Hellenistic]] original, ca 230-20 BC, one of the bronze groups commissioned from Greek sculptors by [[Attalus I]] after his recent victories over the [[Gauls]] of [[Galatia]]. Other Roman marble copies from the same project are the equally famous ''[[Dying Gaul]]'', and the less well-known [[:Image:Kneeling youthful Gaul Louvre Ma324 n2.jpg|''Kneeling Gaul'']].
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The Ludovisi Gaul Killing Himself and His Wife (sometimes called "The Galatian Suicide") is a Roman marble group depicting a man in the act of plunging a sword into his breast, looking backwards defiantly while he supports the dying figure of a woman with his left arm. It is a Roman copy of the early second century AD, of a Hellenistic original, ca 230-20 BC, one of the bronze groups commissioned from Greek sculptors by Attalus I after his recent victories over the Gauls of Galatia. Other Roman marble copies from the same project are the equally famous Dying Gaul, and the less well-known Kneeling Gaul.



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