A MONUMENTAL BRONZE MODEL OF THE BORGHESE GLADIATOR

ITALIAN, AFTER THE ANTIQUE, 20TH CENTURY

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A MONUMENTAL BRONZE MODEL OF THE BORGHESE GLADIATOR
ITALIAN, AFTER THE ANTIQUE, 20TH CENTURY
On a rough ground, inscribed in Greek at the base of the tree trunk, translated as 'Aposias son of Dositheus of Ephesus made [this].'
60 in. (152.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Bequest of John L. Severance, Longwood, Cleveland, 1942.

Literature

W. M. Milliken, ed., 'Bequest of John L. Severence, 1936,' Cleveland Museum of Art Bulletin (November 1942), p. 140.
R. Burton, 'In Cleveland: The Idea of a Museum,' Museums Journal, LXIII (March 1964), p. 269.

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Lot Essay

The Antique original version of the Borghese Gladiator was recorded in 1611 as having been discovered in Nettuno after which it was removed to the estate of Cardinal Borghese. In 1807 it was purchased by Napoleon and by 1811 it was in Paris and is now in the Louvre.

In the legendary sale of the collections of Hamilton Palace in 1882 a similar monumental-scale bronze of the Borghese Gladiator, measured at 5 ft. high, was lot 2063 and sold to H. Stettiner.

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