'The Palestre', 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier

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'The Palestre', 1615. The palestre was, in ancient Greece, the place where the physical fight and the other exercises were practised. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenère.

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Size: 3253px × 5399px
Location: World,Europe,Greece
Photo credit: © Art Media/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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