Fighting Warrior, known as the Borghese Gladiator: M.5-1854

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Fighting Warrior, known as the Borghese Gladiator

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Figure

Categories

Sculpture

Description

Bronze, cast, of fighting gladiator.

Notes

History note: Commissioned in Rome in 1830 by the donor

Legal notes

Given by Thomas James Ireland, MA

Measurements and weight

Height: 22.0 cm

Place(s) associated

Rome ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1854-10-27) by Ireland, Thomas James

Dating

Second quarter of 19th century
Production date: circa AD 1830

Note

Commissioned by the donor in Rome, in c. 1830, after the Hellenistic life-size marble discovered in the early seventeenth century.

People, subjects and objects depicted

Project

Sculpture UK

Components of the work

Sculpture Depth 18.3 cm Height 22.2 cm Width 25.4 cm
Plinth Depth 8.9 cm Height 2.9 cm Width 20.1 cm

Materials used in production

Techniques used in production

Casting (process) : Bronze, cast and patinated

References and bibliographic entries

Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes from the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge page(s): p. 313
Taste and the Antique. The Lure of Classical Sculpture 1500-1900 page(s): 221-4

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.5-1854
Primary reference Number: 13809
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_5_1854
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Saturday 14 March 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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