Bidspirit auction | Skinned in alabaster marble, Italy,

Skinned in alabaster marble, Italy, 19th century - Height x width x depth: 33 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm. Weight: 1837 g. depicting a male figure standing in contrapposto, with good rendering of the superficial musculature. The right arm is bent across the chest, while the left hand holds a sphere. The figure rests on a square base. The work, in academic style, can be traced back to the tradition of didactic flayed figures for artistic studies.