Bust, Torso del Gladiatore borghese - 100 cm - Plaster

Description
Refined 19th-century plaster bust, made as a life-size cast of the famous Borghese Gladiator, one of the most important sculptures of Greco-Rreek classic era, now housed 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 the early 1st century BC, traditionally attributed, according to the inscription on the pedestal, to Agasias, son of Dositeus, 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 the upper torso, rendering with great precision the volumes, expressiveness, and formal quality of the ancient model. The 19th-century casts of this type were intended for art academies, private collections, and sculptors’ studios, as tools of study and as a testament to the neoclassical taste for antiquity.

Era
19th century (1800s)

Material
Plaster

Dimensions
Life-size – scale 1:1

Original model
Gladiator Borghese
Greek sculpture, circa 1st century BC
Attributed to Agasias, son of Dositeus
Housed at the Musée du Louvre, Paris

Style
Neoclassical / Cast from an ancient original

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

Historical note
The Gladiator Borghese is considered one of the greatest examples of Greek sculpture with an heroic subject, symbolizing discipline, tension, and the classical human ideal. The 19th-century casts like this are today autonomous historical testimonies, highly sought after by collectors, interior designers, and scholars. packaged in a wooden crate and insured for the object's value.

SHIPPING AND PACKING
The packing requires a wooden cage to preserve its integrity; afterwards the object must be placed on a pallet."}