If you have found a spelling error, please, notify us by selecting that text and pressing Ctrl+Enter.

Spinario – boy pulling thorn from his foot

This post is also available in: Polish (polski)

Spinario, i.e. a boy pulling a thorn from his foot
Spinario - boy pulling thorn from his foot

Spinario is a wonderful sculpture of the Hellenistic era from the 3rd century BCE. It shows a boy pulling a thorn from his foot and is proof that Hellenic art has mastered the realistic representation of people.

The photo shows a copy of the sculpture from the 1st century CE, which is in the British Museum in London.