GLADIATOR Borghese.

GLADIATOR Borghese.

Patinated bronze, polished stone; height 30 cm, width 27.2 cm, depth 20.2 cm. Poland, Lviv? 1930s-40s.
The sculpture depicts a figure of a naked warrior with a short sword. (Sword fragment broken, preserved). On the base engraved dedication: "To the Professor / Collaborators / of F. J. Meinl Lviv / 7. VII. 1942". The whole on a pedestal of light beige polished stone. Reproduction of an ancient marble sculpture attributed to the Hellenistic artist Agasias, found in 1611 in Italy and acquired and kept by Cardinal Borghese in his palace in Rome; hence its popular name "Gladiator Borghese". Purchased in 1807 by Napoleon - it is now in the Louvre collection. 10023/14