artfreyparis: In ancient Greece, the Palaestra was a part of the gymnasium dedicated to wrestling. The Palaestra vase is reminiscent of that antique ideal of a complete human being, skilled in arts yet remaining a warrior; Athenian yet Spartan, at
artfreyparis: In ancient Greece, the Palaestra was a part of the gymnasium dedicated to wrestling. The Palaestra vase is reminiscent of that antique ideal of a complete human being, skilled in arts yet remaining a warrior; Athenian yet Spartan, at