The Young Sophocles Leading the Chorus of Victory after the Battle of Salamis

John Talbott Donoghue

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a dark-colored statue of a nude man with short curly hair. The man has his right arm raised, palm up, and his left arm raised to shoulder height, palm down, holding a broken lyre. He stands on a square base with his right leg straight and his left leg slightly bent. The statue appears to be made of dark metal, possibly bronze. The background is white. The man is standing on a raised platform. The overall stance of the man suggests a sense of movement or action. He appears to be in a celebratory pose.