marble Uffizi wrestlers

The Uffizi Wrestlers is a famous Roman marble sculpture, after a lost Greek bronze original of the 3rd century BCE. It is now in the Uffizi collection in Florence.

The young men are engaged in the sport which the ancient Greeks called the Pankration, similar to the present-day sport of mixed martial arts. The two youths are locked in vicious combat, forming a complex pyramid full of intertwined limbs, making it necessary for us to walk around the composition to see it in all its aspects. The intensity of the physial exertion is captured in the straining tendons and muscular tension. Both are naked, as would have been the case in ancient Greece, where athletes competed nude, to celebrate their heroic physique, stamina and prowess. Gymnasium derives from the ancient Greek word 'gymnos' meaning 'naked'.

This is an exact scaled-down copy of a cast taken from a larger piece, and is exclusive to It's All Greek.

It's All Greek's capsule marble collection is made in the UK in cast Carrara marble. The beautiful white marble of Carrara in Tuscany was used for the Pantheon in ancient Rome and was a favourite of Michelangelo.

The sculptures are created using a process of dry casting, so that each sculpture contains over 90% marble. They glisten!

The high quality is such that there will be no discoloration - other than natural patination and ageing - especially if the pieces are placed outdoors.