In 2010 I gazed upon this marble statue, bigger than life.
As I recreated in paints I wondered about the model. He was
young and muscular. Artists often used slaves to pose for
them. I hope he was not that during his life, so many hundreds
of years ago. If anyone can tell me the name of the original
statue, I would appreciate it. I believe it "lives"
inside the Uffizi in Florence, Italy.