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Antonio Tantardini 1829 -1879 An Italian white marble figure of a bathing woman 1858
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Description
- Antonio Tantardini
- height 53 1/2 in.
- 136 cm
nude seated on drapery over a rockwork pedestal by a stream, her hand protecting her sight from the sun, signed and dated at the base A. Tantardini / Milano / 1858.
Catalogue Note
Antonio Tantardini studied under Bartolini. He sculpted a number of important monuments such as the Cavour Monument in Milan, the Arnold de Brescia statue, and the Independence Monument in Vienna.
La Bagnanti (The Bathing Woman) was exhibited for the first time at the 1862 International Exhibition in London.