"La lotta" di Amleto Cataldi

One of the four masterpieces that goes unnoticed despite its rarity, and despite the fact that, precisely to be appreciated as such, it survived the destruction of the Stadio del Fascismo (to build the Stadio Flaminio). Although initially stored in a warehouse, it was reused in 1961 to embellish the avenues of the nascent neighborhood, the former Olympic village for the previous year's edition. This one in particular is located in a rather privileged position, near Viale Tiziano, at a spot where an important neighborhood market is located and where there is still a lot of traffic. The depiction of wrestling, of the four statues dedicated to sports (boxing, running, and football are the others), is the most appropriate, given the plastic pose and the emphasis on the athletes' muscles. This was the first to be restored again in 2009 (the other three in 2012) at the expense of a senator who wanted to pay homage to the memory of his wife, a great scholar of the artist who created them. Stop and look, because they are true masterpieces. Need some useful info? Leave a like and check out my other reviews of Rome.