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Large Italian Grand Tour Marble Group of The Pancrastinae, or Wrestlers

Creator: Grand Tour
Offered by: Acroterion

Description
Exquisite, last quarter 19th century, Italian Grand Tour carved statuary marble sculpture of large size depicting the "Two Wrestlers", the "Uffizi Wrestlers", or "The Pancrastinae", discovered 1583 in Rome that were an ancient Roman copy in marble of the lost Greek bronze original of the 3rd century BCE. 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" painted in 1722. Literature: Francis Haskell and Nicholas Penny, Taste and the Antique: The Lure of Classical Sculpture 1500-1900 (Yale University Press) 1981: p. 337.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Italy
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Carved statuary marble
Condition:	Excellent. Wear commensurate with age.
Creation Date:	Last quarter 19th century
Styles / Movements:	Other
Incollect Reference #:	272091

Dimensions

W.	28 in;	H.	26 in;	D.	16 in;
W.	71.12 cm;	H.	66.04 cm;	D.	40.64 cm;

Message from Seller:

Acroterion, the company, founded in late 2012, is by appointment in the historic Hudson Valley of upstate New York specializing in exceptional fine and decorative art from eastern to western, ancient to current; with a focus on the unique and timeless. The curated inventory is ever-changing and discriminately chosen by the founder and owner Randal Dawkins. Having a passion for fine objects and design from an early age, Mr. Dawkins graduated in 2004 from Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London.

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