Boxer resting on the ropes

Pugilatore in riposo alle corde

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Titolo dell'opera:

Boxer resting on the ropes

Acquisizione:

Biennale Internazionale di Venezia Venezia 1934 - acquisto

Autore:

Messina, Francesco

Object Type:

sculpture

Epoca:

Inventario:

GAM0693

Misure:

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 61,5; Larghezza: 25,3; Profondità: 37; Varie: Misure con cornice: 4 x 26 x 26

Tecnica:

fusione in bronzo

Back to Focus:
The magical 20th century of the Modern Art Gallery: from Felice Casorati to Filippo De Pisis, from Francesco Messina to Renato Guttuso
Descrizione:

During the 1930s, Francesca Messina adhered to the return to order in Italian art: the work celebrates the physical prowess of Italian athletes and references the forms of classical Greek and Roman sculpture, which were very popular in Italy during the Fascist era. The statuette depicts a boxer standing with his hands forward as if resting on the ropes of a ring. The athlete is naked with his head slightly turned to his left. His stern face is that of a young, determined man. His hair is short but gathered in strands on top of his head.