The Wrestlers
Ukendt
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Date:
1st half of 3rd century BC
Type:
Figure group
Materials:
Bronze, granite
Measurements:
Pictures
Facts
Owner:
Copenhagen Municipality
Donated by:
The Albertina Foundation
Prework:
The bronze group was cast after a Roman marble copy in the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. The now lost Hellenistic original was from the 1st half of the 3rd century BC
Placement
Address:
The Ørsted Park
Litterature
Recommended litterature:
Ellinor Wensche: Friluftskunsten i København, København 1932, 54. Charles Haugbøll: Ørstedsparken, København 1933, 30, 42, 49. Monumenter Mindesmærker og Statuer i København Frederiksberg og Gjentofte, København 1944, 30. Legatet 'Albertina'. I anledning af legatets 80 aars dag den 18. november 1959, København 1959, 7-8, 12. Hovedstadens monumenter mindetavler museer. En vejviser, København 1962, 66. Bent Zinglersen: Københavnske monumenter og mindesmærker, København 1974, 220. Jens Peter Munk: Bronze & granit. Monumenter i Københavns Kommune, København 2005, 118, 171
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Description
Two naked wrestlers are in the decisive phase of their fight. One has been forced to his knees and has his right arm twisted behind him, while the victorious athlete is pressing him to the ground with his shoulder. From behind we clearly see the pyramid shape of the group.
The Roman marble group was excavated in 1583. There is some doubt as to whether the heads on the wrestlers are original, or whether they belong to another group that was discovered t the same time.
