Pollice Verso (Thumbs Down)

Pollice Verso (Thumbs Down)

arena; crowd; stadium; fighter; stone; tapestries; red; tan; gold; black; white; people; blue; green

A fighter wearing pieces of gold armor stands on top of the bodies of other fighters in an arena. The fighter looks up at the watching crowd, who are extending their arms and doing a thumbs down gesture at the fighter. The stands of the arena are made of black stone and are ornately decorated with engravings and tapestries.

Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904)

Born: May 11, 1824 (Vesoul, France)
Died: January 10, 1904 (age 79 years) (Paris, France)

10945, Visual Resources Library, EL

1872

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Phoenix Art Museum

Art Form: Painting
Material: oil on canvas

19th century