Important European Terracotta & Bronze Sculpture from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections

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Lot 414
  • 414

Italy, Florence, 18th century

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Antinous Belvedere
  • bronze
  • height 19 3/4 in.; 50.3 cm
golden patina beneath red-gold transluscent varnish, remains of brown lacquer

Provenance

Cyril Humphris, London

Catalogue Note

RELATED LITERATURE

Haskell and Penny 1981, pp. 141-143

The antique marble statue of Antinous Belvedere was first mentioned in 1543 when Pope Paul III purchased it for the Belvedere garden. It quickly became highly admired and was subsequently copied in many materials throughout the following centuries. Here the right arm, missing on the original statue, has been added.