CESARE LAPINI | ODALISCA

Lapini was a sculptor specialising in allegorical and genre subjects and models all'Antica, which he sold with great success from his Florence workshop to an elite global clientele. Lapini achieved outstanding effects of surface texture in his marble compositions with daring elaboration of painting and undercutting. The present marble is a fine example of his carving skill, visible especially in the Odalisca's luxurious fan.

RELATED LITERATURE

A. Panzetta, Nuovo dizionario degli scultori italiani, Turin, 2003, p. 513