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 classical Greek art, now housed at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

The measurements are 100 cm high,
60 cm wide, and 50 cm deep.

The original is a Greek sculpture dating to around the 1st century BC, traditionally attributed, according to the inscription on the pedestal, to Agasias, son of Dositeos, 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, conveying with great precision the volumes, expressiveness, and formal quality of the ancient model. 19th-century casts of this kind were intended for art academies, private collections, and sculptors’ studios, as study tools and as expressions of the Neoclassical taste for antiquity.

Period
19th century

Material
Plaster

Dimensions
Life-size – scale 1:1

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

Style
Neoclassical / Cast from an ancient original

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

Historical note
The Borghese Gladiator is considered one of the finest examples of Greek sculpture with a heroic subject, a symbol of discipline, tension, and the classical human ideal. 19th-century casts such as this one are now independent historical artifacts, much sought after by collectors, interior designers, and scholars. Packed in a wooden crate and insured for the value of the item.

SHIPPING AND PACKAGING
The packaging requires a wooden crate to preserve its integrity, after which the item must be placed on a pallet.