The Dying Gauls of Rome

[@narniagirl1420]

My father had a small, 15 inch replica of "The Dying Gaul". I have always wondered about the back story. Thank you so much! I have always wondered about "The rest of the story" with sculptures and paintings. I have always wanted to go to Europe and see the beautiful sculptures, paintings and buildings. Thanks to you, I feel like I have been to see a little piece.THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I'm hooked and subscribed! Maybe I will get to the Capitoline Museum one day. . .

[@darlamcfarland3323]

I have always loved that statue. Thanks for that wonderful back story.

[@jetpetty1613]

The distinctive Celtic features of the spikey haircut and Torque immediately grabbed my attention as a little kid. I had no idea it once had longer hair.

[@storiesofart]

surprising isn't it? And I can't really imagine why they reworked it.

[@johnhough9593]

Apparently they would lime-wash their hair to stiffen it into spikes- as if a horse’s mane. Must’ve been a sight.

[@DerekTJ]

Thank you for your amazing output

[@markmuro4156]

wonderful! great work you are doing- much appreciated- I'm watching them all and enjoying them immensely - thank you !

[@storiesofart]

You are very welcome! Do you have any favourites you would like me to cover?

[@bev9708]

WONDERFUL!! Great choice!! It truly is an amazing museum with so many remarkable pieces.

[@storiesofart]

It really is!

[@riveredgeman]

Thank you . Very pleased .

[@storiesofart]

Glad you enjoyed it, feel free to share it!

[@valeriakhalile5989]

Very interesting and impressive story! Thank you!

[@storiesofart]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ivandimovpetrov5174]

Great Video! Thank you

[@storiesofart]

Glad you liked it!

[@MadKingOfMadaya]

*_I love that northwestern european people, germans, french and english people in the comments are eager to defend the pride of this statue because they know this gaul is their own ancestor, killed by the very people europe now worships as the founder of western civilisation and that's exactly the point of this statue. It's a source of shame to northern europeans and you can hear it in the narrators voice. He knows this statue is depicting his defeated ancestor._*

[@AntVaughan]

thank you, once again.

[@storiesofart]

Thanks again!

[@easytiger-bg1ot]

Hello Carel another brilliant video , fascinating. do you think all these sculptors were painted over with flesh tones, or just the ones on the outside of buildings. personally i have reaservations as to this practice of over painting, if they were all to be painted why did they go to great lengths to source intresting looking marble, you will know the name of a very hard red marble they used for some of the ceasers busts. thank you peace and happiness

[@storiesofart]

I think they usually painted white marble. Often you see coloured marble in parts of busts. Mostly in the clothing. I am not sure how often the Romans did that though. I can only think of a handful of busts with coloured parts, at the top of my head. But in those cases the coloured marble was added in the baroque era. Something to look into.

[@johndanielharold3633]

Fighting naked had a religious significance and was much admired.

[@storiesofart]

It did, but was very, very rare. For practical reasons

[@TWOCOWS1]

Gauls were a TRIBE of the Celts. So, no need to switch to "Celt" instead of Gaul, because Gaul is more specific (ancient French), and a part of the vast Celtic lands and peoples

[@paulblake8664]

Actually, many Celts went into battle nude... And they believed that the greatest thing that a Warrior could do was to die in battle! And in their known part of the world, they were very feared!... Because they would happily, and fiercely throw themselves into a battle, on the chance that they would die that day! Video: Professor Barry Cunliffe: Who Were the Celts? kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWmpfmykgquVnKs

[@IrishCelt90]

Thats vikings you're thinking about

[@mariannevanwaasbergen8387]

Kan je niet een Rome reisje organiseren ik ga zeker mee😁😁

[@storiesofart]

lijkt me leuk. zodra de corona over is. ok?