Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art

ATTRIBUTED TO GIOVANNI BONAZZA (1654-1736), NORTHERN ITALIAN, 18TH CENTURY | PAIR OF RELIEFS WITH BUSTS OF WOMEN

Auction Closed

July 2, 02:29 PM GMT

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

ATTRIBUTED TO GIOVANNI BONAZZA (1654-1736)

NORTHERN ITALIAN, 18TH CENTURY

PAIR OF RELIEFS WITH BUSTS OF WOMEN

marble, on black marble bases

reliefs: 32cm., 12⅝in. each

42cm., 16½in. each overall

Please note that the present reliefs were attributed to Giovanni Bonazza by Professor Andrea Bacchi in 2015. The guarantee line should therefore read 'Attributed to Giovanni Bonazza, Northern Italian, 18th century' and not as stated in the printed catalogue.

The present female heads, with broad straight noses, round faces, and slightly pursed, full lips, show a facial type which is very close to works associated with Filippo Parodi and his workshop. Compare, for instance, to a Primavera in the Villa Pisani (op. cit. fig. 50), which further shows similar carefully delineated strands of hair. The slight tilt of the head also compares, as does a bust sold at Christie's London, from the circle of Parodi, 12 December 2002, lot 36.

RELATED LITERATURE

S. Guerriero, 'Le alterne fortune dei marmi: busti, teste di carattere e altre "scolture moderne" nelle collezioni veneziane tra Sei e Settecento', in G. Pavanello (ed.), La Scultura Veneta del Seicento e del Settecento: Nuovi Studi, Venice, 2002, pp. 73-150