After Giambologna (1529-1608), Italian, probably Florence, 18th century

Woman bathing, kneeling

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October 19, 02:35 PM GMT

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

After Giambologna (1529-1608)

Italian, probably Florence, 18th century

Woman bathing, kneeling


bronze

27.5 cm., 10⅞in.

Giambologna created several female nudes inspired by ancient prototypes of the Crouching Venus; the conception of the present model has been dated to the mid 1560s (op. cit.).

RELATED LITERATURE
C. Avery and A. Radcliffe (eds.), Giambologna 1529-1608. Sculptor to the Medici, exh. cat. Arts Council of Britain and Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, London, 1978, pp. 74-75, nos. 19 and 20
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