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Statues from the Foro Italico in Rome
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Perugia
The statue of Perugia is incredibly clean and gleaming white next to the dark green of the umbrella pines behind it.
Photographer: A.J. Hartley
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Statues of the Foro Italico
➔ Perugia
Year created:
1932
Artist:
Aldo Buttini
Description:
Male nude holding a relay baton. The statue appears to have fallen some time before 1960 and been re-erected before the 1960 Olympics.
Inscription:
Aldo Buttini Roma Anno X
Object medium:
Marble sculpture
Asset Number:
2013.2.11
Photographer:
A.J. Hartley
Keywords:
nude;track and field;signed
Location in Foro Italico:
Stadio dei Marmi
Statue number:
17