Dal modello di Ferdinando De Luca (XIX / XX) - Sculpture, "Gladiatore in lotta con il leone" - 45 cm - Bronze, Marble

A splendid, dynamic neoclassical figurative sculpture depicting a gladiator in hand-to-hand combat with a lion.
The warrior, wearing a finely crafted helmet and armor, wields two daggers while fending off the animal’s attack with great muscular tension.
The artist F. De Luca’s handwritten signature is clearly visible on the sculpture’s base.