The Rampin Master
The Peplos Kore (Greek: κόρη, kore), circa 530 BC. Ascribed to the Rampin Master who is named for another head (2), very similar in style, which was in the Rampin Collection and is now on display in the Louvre. (hi res source)
The Rampin Rider or Rampin Horseman (c. 550 BC) is an equestrian statue from the Archaic Period of Ancient Greece. The statue was masterfully made of marble and has traces of red and black paint. (hi res image)
Although the tools and materials used to create the Rampin Horseman are very standard for Greek sculpting, the actual craftsmanship of the statue was exceptional for its time, and is often attributed to a highly skilled artisan known as the Rampin Master. The various fragments of the statue were all found at the Acropolis of Athens, but not at the same time. The Rampin Head, as it was known before the rest of the statue was found, was found in 1877 and sold to a man name George Rampin, after whom the sculpture was named, who gave the piece to the Louvre nineteen years later. >
Xuan Che Photo scans by the Acropolis Museum. Athens, Greece.
