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Lot 488
  • 488

An Italian marble relief of a colossal cherub, circle of Camillo Mariani (1565-1611) early 17th century

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • relief of a colossal cherub
  • Marble
  • 20 ¾ in. by 36 ½ in.
  • 53 cm by 92 cm
  • Italian, Rome, circa 1600

Catalogue Note

The present large relief relates a set of marble reliefs at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, attributed to Camillo Mariani (Venturi 1937, p. 371, fig. 299).

RELATED LITERATURE

A. Venturi, Storia dell'Arte Italiana, Milan, 1937,  X/III, pp. 349-377
Oreste Ferrari, Le sculture del seicento a Roma, Rome, 1999, p. 238