Uffici Wrestlers Marble

It is now in the uffizi collection in florence italy.

Uffici wrestlers marble.

This item will ship to united states but the seller has not specified shipping options. The roman wrestlers is now among the medici collections in the galerie degli uffizi florence where it was depicted by johan zoffany in his the tribuna of the uffizi. The two young men are engaged in the sport called pankration similar to the present day sport of mixed martial arts. The wrestlers also known as the two wrestlers the uffizi wrestlers or the pancrastinae is a roman marble sculpture after a lost greek original of the third century bce.

A 19th century grand tour marble group after the roman antique of the uffizi wrestlers which was made after the lost original greek statue from the third century bc. It is now in the uffizi collection in florence italy. Exhibited for around a century at villa medici in rome it was transported to florence in 1677 where further restoration work certainly led to the recovery of the top wrestler s right arm. The marble roman copy however is said to be the best quality roman copy.

The original bronze statue is thought to date back to the third century bce but is unfortunately lost to us today. The statue was found in rome in the middle of the 16th century. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. The marble group which dates to the 1st century b c is a roman copy of a lost original in bronze from the 3rd century b c can be attributed to.

The wrestlers also known as the two wrestlers the uffizi wrestlers or the pancrastinae is a roman marble sculpture after a lost greek original of the third century bc. The wrestlers found in the uffizi gallery in florence italy is a roman marble copy of an originally greek bronze statue. Antique italian carrara marble statue of the two wrestlers the uffizi men.