The Wrestlers
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Composite stone
Collection
Stowe, Buckinghamshire
NT 91973.1
Summary
The Wrestlers. A composite stone copy of the bronze statue at Blenheim Palace by Massimiliano Soldani Benzi (1656 - 1740). Two young men are engaged in the Pankration, a form of ancient Greek wrestling similar to today's mixed martial arts. The upper wrestler has his proper elft leg entwined with his opponent's left leg, and his body across his opponent's body, twisting his opponent's right arm up. The sculpture is mounted on a stone plinth.