![Tug of war, bas-relief, gym, via Bosi, Livorno](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUel4Bw8SSjIwKySBbt2EJdbkCaIhMSiWotGs-bfrGb7bLnh69YQ2O_B4OqLbQyhPBTkXwiVpoeNWoQiO-TYttbcZFsNvdAI1ZPPjzTxmKA99UOsgu_5DUYwJCuqSJUCe-HNWy5vLkZWfg/s640/1011070031.jpg)
I am not sure when the “Cassa di Risparmi” gym in “Via Bosi” was built, but it was probably when tug of war was still an Olympic sport (1900-1920).
![Greco-Roman wrestling, bas-relief, gym, via Bosi, Livorno](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKqI2BlG9qyQrcUmmyut3LPDb08SwM_H91JCdvL8B4i3F8UfvkVzhqCE-jS1RBzpqUrNQ6jtDJUeUeZt2UVfLIgC-phv-e_MwRNHFdfdzMY4C-w_XYPB27IETm-fIotXYJdIwd2jrlWSe/s640/1011070030.jpg)
The facility, almost adjacent to the church of “
San Benedetto”, was mainly used by local schools without a gym, but surely not for Greco-Roman wrestling...
![Archery, bas-relief, gym, via Bosi, Livorno](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0fmOLF1Tg_VbnhS0_pmUGMWPBHIeyMN5Dlj3mVueffrnaRtzjiZO_5ickWxdGoQUCcc7iAPLv8NgDSErQ6j3zpSMZ92oWu-mM1jAz-sRNDIZ0chuhtgAGav_OSNIrD85U9qHuLoSYSmMI/s640/1011070029.jpg)
...or archery.
16 comments:
strength, throughout all these ages. great mean to measure time. please have a good new week.
These are really nice VP.
These are great. I like the archery one.
Wonderful artistic figures.
The first two scenes make sense, but would archers really shoot their arrows from such a position? Anything for art . . .
Well captured VP and perfect sculptures for a gym building! They were too muscly back then!!
Quite the muscles!
No kidding, tug of war was in the Olympics?!
Nice basssorilievos.
They are great! I like the first one most.
isn't it amazing how much energy an artist can convey with a chisel?
They are all beautiful!
Very well elaborated and artistic "sbalzato"!I hope the word is correct! :)
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Léia
Oh those muscles excite me! I love watching the Olympics...but had no idea the tug-a-war was an Olympic sport! Fun trivia :D
Beautiful carvings. Exquisite workmanship.
Interesting details here. Your city has so much history.
Nice work(out) !!
Looks a bit like the style you will find in Oslo at "Vigelandsparken".
I like your arty posting!:)
These are really great! Kind of Art Deco look, right?
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