Focus on this artwork and explain the History.
The Ludovisi Gaul is a Roman copy of the early second century AD, of a Hellenistic original, ca 230-20 BC. The original bronzes may have been commissioned by Attalus I of Pergamon to celebrate his victory over the Galatians, the Celtic or Gaulish people of parts of Anatolia. A court sculptor of the Attalid dynasty of Pergamon named Epigonus is believed to be the original sculptor of the pieces. Other Roman marble copies from the same project are the equally famous Dying Gaul, and the less well-known Kneeling Gaul. It is believed that these sculptures were meant to be shown together along with others to create a monument. This group of statues was believed to be displayed in Pergamon, which used to be an important capital in the Greek Hellenistic world (dating from 323 to 31 B.C.E.,) is now close to the coast of modern-day Turkey.
Anatolia Attalus I Epigonus Galatian Celtic Gaulish Pergamon Hellenistic Attalid dynasty Ludovisi Gaul Celt Dying Gaul court sculptor Galatians