Kiss of Victory, 1878–1881, Sir Alfred Gilbert, British, 1854–1934, 89 1/2 in. ( cm), Marble, wooden base, England, 19th century, Alfred Gilbert's commemorative sculpture Kiss of Victory shows a Roman legionary fallen in battle and embraced at the moment of death by the genius or spirit of victory. It is possible that Gilbert began Kiss of Victory as a private memorial to his brother Gordon who had died only months before Gilbert started working on the sculpture. It was designed in Paris, where Gilbert studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. On the encouragement of his professor

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