Bust, Torso del Gladiatore borghese - 100 cm - Plaster

Description
Refined nineteenth-century plaster bust, created as a life-size cast of the famous Gladiatore Borghese, one of the most important sculptures of Greco-Rreek classical era, today preserved at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

The measurements are 100 cm in height, 60 cm in width and 50 cm in depth.

The original is a Greek sculpture dating to around the 1st century BCE, traditionally attributed, according to the inscription on the plinth, to Agasias, son of Dositeo, a sculptor active within the great Hellenistic tradition. The work is universally admired for its exceptional anatomical rendering, the dynamic tension of the body, and the balance between strength and grace.

This bust faithfully reproduces the head and upper torso, returning with great precision the volumes, expressiveness, and formal quality of the ancient model. The nineteenth-century casts of this type were destined for art academies, private collections and sculptors’ studios, as study tools and as testimony to the neoclassical taste for antiquity.

Era
19th century (Nineteenth century)

Material
Plaster

Dimensions
Full size – scale 1:1

Original model
Gladiatore Borghese
Greek sculpture, 1st century BCE ca.
Attributed to Agasias, son of Dositeo
Preserved at the Musée du Louvre, Paris

Style
Neoclassical / Cast from ancient original

Condition
Good, with normal signs of wear consistent with the age and historical function of the work

Historical note
The Gladiatore Borghese is considered one of the greatest examples of Greek sculpture depicting heroic subject matter, a symbol of discipline, tension and the classical ideal of humanity. The nineteenth-century casts like this represent autonomous historical testimonies, highly sought after by collectors, decorators and scholars. Packed in a wooden crate and insured for the object's value.

SHIPPING AND PACKING
The packaging requires a wooden cage to preserve its integrity; after which the object must be placed on a pallet.