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>>2848472
im not even a fan of this sculpture. wish the snake coiled around the arm instead of such a rigid body

oh look, a lazy asshole

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It's actually "An Athlete Wrestling with a Python" by Frederic Leighton.

This is the display caption on the homepage of the Tate Britain, just because:
This is the earlier of Frederic Leighton’s only two life-size sculptures, both made with the assistance of Thomas Brock. In subject and scale it was intended as a challenge to one of the greatest classical sculptures, The Laocoön, which shows three men being crushed by sea serpents. Frederic Leighton was a pioneer of what became known as the ‘New Sculpture’ movement in Britain. This fresh approach looked back to classical sculpture while focusing on the naturalism of the body through careful modelling of the surface. This coincided with a revival of interest in bronze, the lost wax technique used here allowing for precision in the treatment of form.

>>2848489
Seeing as the snake already coils around both his legs, I think the arm would've been too much and I like how the snake runs parallel with the straight arm.

>>2848519
I tried to find it before coming here, calm down, man.

>>2848535
Thank you very much.

>>2848472
Python with no teeth. Wrong reference. Get animu instead.