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title: Detail of the Kneeling Barbarian
author: Miguel Hermoso Cuesta
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14304/detail-of-the-kneeling-barbarian/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Detail of the Kneeling Barbarian

_Authored by Miguel Hermoso Cuesta_

## Image File

[![Detail of the Kneeling Barbarian](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14304.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14304.jpg)

## Image Caption

Detail of the "Kneeling Barbarian", also known as the "Farnese Barbarian". The use of coloured marbles allowed for a polychromatic [sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Sculpture/) without the use of paint or other pigments. [Roman sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Sculpture/). c. 98-117 CE. (National Archaeological Museum of Naples)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cuesta, M. H. (2021, June 20). Detail of the Kneeling Barbarian. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14304/detail-of-the-kneeling-barbarian/>
### Chicago
Cuesta, Miguel Hermoso. "Detail of the Kneeling Barbarian." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 20, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14304/detail-of-the-kneeling-barbarian/>.
### MLA
Cuesta, Miguel Hermoso. "Detail of the Kneeling Barbarian." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Jun 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14304/detail-of-the-kneeling-barbarian/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bárbaros_Farnese_01.jpg) by [**Miguel Hermoso Cuesta**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bárbaros_Farnese_01.jpg). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 20 June 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.