Boxer at Rest, Greek bronze sculpture of the Hellenistic period, late 4th-2nd century B.C.,loan exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, June 1

by Yvonne Korshak

... humanity ... This is a rare opportunity to see one of the finest and most compelling works of art ever made. The bronze Boxer* is somewhat over life-size but so immediate it's hard to think it's not a "real"...