Items Similar to Original Vintage Sport Poster Rome Olympic Games Italy Romulus And Remus Design
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 8
Armando TestaOriginal Vintage Sport Poster Rome Olympic Games Italy Romulus And Remus Design1960
1960
About the Item
Original vintage sport poster for Die XVII Olympischen Spiele Roma 25.VIII-11.IX featuring a great design by Armando Testa (1917-1992) depicting the twin brothers Romulus and Remus being suckled by the Capitoline Wolf (the ancient story from Roman mythology that led to the founding of Rome in c.750BC), on top of a pillar marked Roma MCMLX / Rome 1960 above an athlete crowing himself and holding a palm leaf of victory with other people looking towards him depicted on the column, the Olympic Rings symbol and the bold black title text in Spanish above. Held from 25 August to 11 September 1960, the Games of the XVII Olympiad was hosted by Rome Italy; the 1960 Summer Olympics was won by the Soviet Union USSR (103 medals) with USA (71 medals) in second place and Italy (36 medals) in third place. This poster was the winning design in a competition held by the Olympic Arts Committee under the guidelines of the Italian National Olympic Committee CONI published in 11 languages. Good condition, pin holes, staining, creasing, tears.
- Creator:Armando Testa (Italian)
- Creation Year:1960
- Dimensions:Height: 39.38 in (100 cm)Width: 27.56 in (70 cm)
- Medium:
- Period:
- Condition:Good condition, pin holes, staining, creasing, tears.
- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU4368055832
About the Seller
5.0
Platinum Seller
These expertly vetted sellers are 1stDibs' most experienced sellers and are rated highest by our customers.
Established in 2010
1stDibs seller since 2014
392 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: <1 hour
Associations
LAPADA - The Association of Arts & Antiques Dealers
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: London, United Kingdom
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 3 days of delivery.
More From This SellerView All
- Original Vintage Drink Poster For Ribena Refreshes Fights Fatigue Summer TennisLocated in London, GBOriginal vintage drink advertising poster - refreshes and fights fatigue Ribena is So Delicious - featuring a wooden tennis racquet / racket and ball on the grass behind a glass of R...Category
1950s More Prints
MaterialsPaper
- Original Vintage Poster Orfeo Monteverdi Opera De Lyon Music Greek Legend ArtLocated in London, GBOriginal vintage advertising poster for the opera Orfeo written in 1607 by the notable Italian composer and priest Claudio Monteverdi (Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi; baptised 1...Category
1970s More Prints
MaterialsPaper
- Original Vintage Poster Rotorua New Zealand Nature Thermal Spa Health Blue BathsLocated in London, GBOriginal vintage travel poster advertising Rotorua Nature's Cure New Zealand Thermal Waters Health and Recreation featuring a colourful image of people swimming and relaxing at the R...Category
1930s More Prints
MaterialsPaper
- Original Vintage Motivation Poster Nothing Is Impossible Unmoglich Doval QuoteLocated in London, GBOriginal vintage German motivational workplace poster issued by the Parker-Holladay company in Berlin featuring an illustration of a plane flying over the sea at night with the quote...Category
1920s More Prints
MaterialsPaper
- Original Antique Poster Ferry Boats Zeebrugge Harwich Railway Travel TransportLocated in London, GBOriginal antique advertising poster - Ferry Boats Zeebrugge Harwich Transports en wagons directs Vervoer met directe wagons. Dynamic design featuring an anc...Category
1910s More Prints
MaterialsPaper
- Original Vintage Poster Merton Of The Movies Tyrone Guthrie Theatre Comedy PlayBy Roy LichtensteinLocated in London, GBOriginal vintage advertising poster for Merton of the Movies George S. Kaufman Marc Connelly Minnesota Theatre Company Tyrone Guthrie Theatre featuring a stunning design by the notab...Category
1960s More Prints
MaterialsPaper
You May Also Like
- General Dynamics, Exhibition Dynamic America, New York – Original Vintage PosterBy Erik NitscheLocated in Zurich, CHA poster by Erik Nitsche advertising General Dynamics' exhibition "Dynamic America" held 1961 in the newly renovated General Dynamics Building (formerly the Time-Life Building) at the Rockefeller Plaza in New York where the company promoted its achievements. The background to this poster is GD's division Stromberg-Carlson, a telecommunications equipment and electronics manufacturing company, founded 1895 in Chicago and acquired 1955 by General Dynamics (resold 1982). The two Swedish Immigrants started to improve Graham Bell...Category
Mid-20th Century Modern More Prints
MaterialsPaper
- Great Architecture for the Sixties – La Tourette by Le CorbusierBy Walter AllnerLocated in Zurich, CHOriginal Vintage Poster depicting Le Corbusier's Convent of La Tourette, published 1962 by the Architectural Forum to promote Modern Architecture –...Category
Mid-20th Century Modern More Prints
MaterialsPaper
- Werkbund – Original Swiss Exhibition PosterLocated in Zurich, CHOriginal Swiss Exhibition poster by Hermann Eidenbenz (lithograph, printed by Art. Institut Grafica in Basel) advertising a show of the Basel section ...Category
1930s Modern Abstract Prints
MaterialsPaper
- Great Architecture for the Sixties – TWAs Terminal Building by Eero SaarinenBy Walter AllnerLocated in Zurich, CHOriginal Vintage Poster depicting Eero Saarinen's TWA Terminal, published 1962 by the magazine Architectural Forum to promote Modern Architecture – one of...Category
Mid-20th Century Modern More Prints
MaterialsPaper
- Great Architecture for the Sixties – Pier Luigi Nervi's Exposition Hall in TurinBy Walter AllnerLocated in Zurich, CHOriginal Vintage Poster depicting Piero Luigi Nervi's International Labor Exposition Hall in Turin, published 1962 by the magazine Architectural Forum to p...Category
Mid-20th Century Modern More Prints
MaterialsPaper
- Modern Art at the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven – Original Vintage Dutch PosterLocated in Zurich, CHOriginal Vintage Poster in bright and crisp colors by the Dutch graphic design legend Wim Crouwel, advertising rather the museum's collection of works by...Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsPaper
