Old Fisherman (“Dying Seneca”)

An old fisherman in a loincloth, once thought to be the philosopher Seneca dying in his bath. The original in the Louvre is in black marble; the worn, bony body is a rare study of age.

Artist: After a Hellenistic original
Date: 3rd century BC
Material: Plaster cast
Location: SMK, Copenhagen
Category: Figures, male
File source: SMK