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A PAIR OF ITALIAN BRONZE ALLEGORICAL FIGURES OF WAR AND PEACE, PROBABLY AFTER A MODEL BY GIROLAMO CAMPAGNA (1549–1625) 17TH CENTURY, VENICE
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- bronze
- heights overall 30 3/8 in.; 28 1/2 in.
- 77.2 cm; 72.5 cm
upon later faux marble paneled carved wood socles.
Provenance
J. Pierpoint Morgan
Acquired by Duveen
W. K. Vanderbilt
Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., New York, 1944
Acquired by Duveen
W. K. Vanderbilt
Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., New York, 1944
Condition
Standard surface abrasions, dents, and small pits. Some original casting cracks and flaws, including around bases, under Minerva's arm, her proper left arm, her proper left forefingers, and between Ceres' legs. Minerva's spear probably associated. Good golden brown patina underneath dark brown lacquer. Wood bases: minor losses, each with age cracks.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The model of Minerva (War) has been variously attributed to the Venetian Renaissance sculptors Alessandro Vittoria and Tiziano Aspetti (Planiscig, op. cit., figs. 520 -521 and 622); other casts include one in The Robert Lehman Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A pair identical to the Caramoor bronzes of Minerva and Ceres (Peace), mounted on andiron bases, were formerly in the J. Pierpont Morgan collection, there ascribed to Vittoria. Another pair is in the Museo Civico, Padua tentatively ascribed to Vittoria.
Scholten (op. cit.) notes that while the model of Minerva in the Lehman collection was probably inspired by Vittoria, highlighting the all’antica treatment of the armor and the Baroque sense of movement, the details in her face and the waving drapery closely resemble a Mercury in Berlin which has been recently ascribed to another major Venetian sculptor, Girolamo Campagna (1549 – after 1617).
Scholten (op. cit.) notes that while the model of Minerva in the Lehman collection was probably inspired by Vittoria, highlighting the all’antica treatment of the armor and the Baroque sense of movement, the details in her face and the waving drapery closely resemble a Mercury in Berlin which has been recently ascribed to another major Venetian sculptor, Girolamo Campagna (1549 – after 1617).
RELATED LITERATURE
Leo Planiscig, Venezianische Bildhauer der Renaissance, Vienna, 1921, p. 49, figs. 520 and 521
Giovanni Mariacher, Bronzetti Veneti del Rinascimento, Vicenza, 1971, p. 40, fig. 168
Davide Banzato and Franca Pellegrini, Bronzi e placchette dei Musei Civici di Padova, Padova, 1989, nos. 58 and 59, pp. 81-83
Frist Scholten, The Robert Lehman Collection, European Sculpture and Metalwork, vo. XII, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2011, pp. 56-58