The Borghese Gladiator, side view, turned to right [plate 28]

François Perrier

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a full-length view of a male figure from the back. He is in a dynamic, athletic stance, leaning forward with his right arm extended and fist clenched. His left arm is bent and held close to his body. The man has short, curly hair and a muscular physique. He is nude except for a band on his right forearm. The background has a cross-hatched pattern, and the ground has sparse tufts of grass and rocks.