An Athlete Wrestling with a Python Man Snake Cast Marble Statue Sculpture 12.6in

$96,99

Our statue is based on the famous statue: “An Athlete Wrestling with a Python” which was the first of three bronze sculptures produced by the British artist Frederic Leighton in 1877. It has been described as a “sculptural masterpiece” and as “possibly Leighton’s greatest contribution to British art”. Despite its indebtedness to the Classical tradition, it can be understood as one of the first stirrings of modern sculpture in Britain as well as in Europe. The Athlete was arguably the most influential piece of English sculpture of the 19th century.

The sculpture was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1877 under the title An Athlete Wrestling with a Python but it is sometimes also known as An Athlete Strangling a Python or An Athlete Struggling with a Python. The original full-size bronze was acquired for the nation using funds from the Chantrey Bequest, and is displayed at Tate Britain in London.

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An Athlete Wrestling with a Python Man Snake Cast Marble Statue Sculpture 12.6in

$96,99

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