Why it matters
Dead gladiators are stripped of their weapons and garments in a Roman arena. It won the first gold medal at the National Exposition of Fine Arts in Madrid in 1884.
Did you know?
- Luna spent eight months painting it.
- It was sold to the provincial government of Barcelona in 1886.
- It is the first work visitors see at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Manila.
Based on the Wikipedia article Spoliarium (CC BY-SA 4.0).
