
Technique: Oil Painting based 3d Vfx Animation Single exclusive edition 1/1 50 Seconds 1920 x 1280 pixel - 60 Fps Pollice Verso (1872) by Jean-Léon Gérôme The defeated gladiator with the foot to his throat has raised his two fingers to plead for mercy. The phrase “Pollice Verso” is from the Latin phrase “with a turned thumb” and is the eponymous Roman gesture directed to the winning gladiator. The painting was an inspiration for the 2000 film Gladiator.