Athletic Collection

Doryphoros (spear bearer, Roman copy of the time of Tiberius from a Greek original by Polykleitos)

The Borghese Gladiator, 1751. Creator: Sigisbert-Martial Michel
The Borghese Gladiator, 1751

Shawn, Ted, Mr. 1916 Mar. 17. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Shawn, Ted, Mr. 1916 Mar. 17

St. Denis, B. Mr. 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe
St. Denis, B. Mr. 1913

Religious training and physical culture; An evidence of the remarkable advancement... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Religious training and physical culture; An evidence of the remarkable advancement of members of the Young Men's Christian Association in the development of mind and body, 1917

The Borghese Gladiator, front view [plate 26], 1638. Creator: François Perrier
The Borghese Gladiator, front view [plate 26], 1638

The Farnese Hercules, front view [plate 2], 1638. Creator: François Perrier
The Farnese Hercules, front view [plate 2], 1638

The Farnese Hercules, seen from behind [plate 4], 1638. Creator: François Perrier
The Farnese Hercules, seen from behind [plate 4], 1638

The Borghese Gladiator, back view [plate 29], 1638. Creator: François Perrier
The Borghese Gladiator, back view [plate 29], 1638

A Nude Fighting Man, side view, turned to left [plate 27], 1638. Creator: François Perrier
A Nude Fighting Man, side view, turned to left [plate 27], 1638

U of P, c1908. Creator: Edward Penfield
U of P, c1908. [Publisher: Harper Publications; Place: New York]

Cornell, c1908. Creator: Edward Penfield
Cornell, c1908. [Publisher: Harper Publications; Place: New York]

Cornell, c1908. Creator: Edward Penfield
Cornell, c1908. [Publisher: Harper Publications; Place: New York]

The Medici Wrestlers, side view, turned to right [plate 35], 1638. Creator: François Perrier
The Medici Wrestlers, side view, turned to right [plate 35], 1638

The Borghese Gladiator, side view, turned to right [plate 28], 1638. Creator: François Perrier
The Borghese Gladiator, side view, turned to right [plate 28], 1638

The Medici Wrestlers, side view, turned to left [plate 36], 1638. Creator: François Perrier
The Medici Wrestlers, side view, turned to left [plate 36], 1638

The Farnese Hercules, three-quarter view turned to left [plate 3], 1638. Creator: François Perrier
The Farnese Hercules, three-quarter view turned to left [plate 3], 1638

Standing Academy, c. 1587. Creator: Andrea Boscoli
Standing Academy, c. 1587

Male Nude Seen from Behind, 1672/88. Creator: Daniel Mijtens
Male Nude Seen from Behind, 1672/88

Design: Proportions of the Gladiator, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: Benoit-Louis Prevost
Design: Proportions of the Gladiator, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Victory, n.d. Creator: Mariano Jose Maria Bernardo Fortuny y Carbo
Victory, n.d

Greek Athlete Throwing the Discus, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Greek Athlete Throwing the Discus, 1890. The Discus was one of the events of the ancient Greek pentathlon, dating back to at least 708 BC. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Two Nude Male Studies, Given by Raphael to Durer 1515, (1912). Artist: Raphael
Two Nude Male Studies, Given by Raphael to Durer 1515, (1912). A drawing given by Raphael to Durer, with autograph of Raphael, dated 1515 showing the physique of two male figures

Adam, Modeled 1881, cast about 1924. Creator: Auguste Rodin
Adam, Modeled 1881, cast about 1924

Studies for "Heaven"and "Hell", 1903-1916
Studies for " Heaven" and " Hell", 1903-1916

In Battersea Park, 1911. An example of Darwinism in everday life. A nursemaid wheeling Master Jones, son of a famous cricketer, in his pram in Battersea Park, London

Roman Votive relief of Athlete from Republican Period, Rome, c2nd century BC. Capitoline Museum

Roman Mosaic Wrestlers, c2nd-3rd century. At Bardo Museum, Tunisia

Ancient Olympic Games: the relay race, 1922. Competitors had to keep alight the flame and hand it to their fellows.This reconstruction shows a runner protecting the flame with his shield

Athletics, 1869. Artist: George du Maurier
Athletics, 1869. Then, as now, boxing was a dangerous sport and, in this cartoon, Punch offers advice on a means of increasing its safety. From Punch, or the London Charivari, September 4, 1869

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