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After a model by Guglielmo Della Porta (1515-1577), Italian, 19th century

Bust of Pope Paolo Farnese III

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June 17, 01:19 PM GMT

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3,000 - 5,000 EUR

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After a model by Guglielmo Della Porta (1515-1577), Italian, 19th century

Bust of Pope Paolo Farnese III


bronze bust, on a bronze base ; on a turned ebonised wooden base

inscribed on the pedestal PAOLO / III / FARNESE

H. (totale) 39 cm, 15⅓ in. ; H. (buste) 31 cm, 12¼ in.,

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D'après un modèle de Guglielmo Della Porta (1515-1577), Italie, XIXe siècle

Buste du Pape Paolo Farnese III


buste en bronze, sur un socle en bronze ; sur un socle tourné en bois noirci

inscrit sur le piédouche PAOLO / III / FARNESE

H. (totale) 39 cm, 15⅓ in. ; H. (buste) 31 cm, 12¼ in.,

David Peel Gallery, London, 27 April - 27 May 1966, no. 5
French aristocratic collection, Paris
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Galerie David Peel, Londres, 27 avril - 27 mai 1966, no. 5
Collection d'un aristocrate parisien

This bust of Pope Paul III Farnese relates to a life-size bronze and marble statue of the pope on his tomb, by della Porta, in the Basilica of St Peter’s, Rome. There is a marble version of the bust of Pope Paul III Farnese, dated between 1545 and 1550, in the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples (inv. no. 16509). Many bronze reductions exist, such as those in the National Gallery of Art in Washington (inv. no. 1975.6.1), the National Museum of Warsaw (inv. no. 126478) and the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, in Cornell, in the state of New York (inv. no. 1967.26).

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Ce buste du pape Paolo Farnese III se rapporte à la statue de ce dernier sur son tombeau, grandeur nature en bronze et marbre, par della Porta dans la basilique Saint-Pierre de Rome. Une version en marbre du buste du pape Paolo Farnese III, datée entre 1545 et 1550, apparait dans les collections du musée Capodimonte à Naples (inv. no. 16509). Plusieurs réductions en bronze existent, comme celui de la National Gallery of Art de Washington (inv. no. 1975.6.1), celui du musée national de Varsovie (inv. no. 126478) ou un autre au musée d’art Herbert F. Johnson à Cornell, dans l’état de New York (inv. no. 1967.26).