European Paintings, Drawings & Sculptures
European Paintings, Drawings & Sculptures
RAFFAELLO ROMANELLI | NIGHT, AFTER MICHELANGELO
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October 15, 04:08 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
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RAFFAELLO ROMANELLI
Italian
1856 - 1928
NIGHT, AFTER MICHELANGELO
inscribed and signed Notte di Michelangiolo Esecuito Sotto la Direzione del Pro Raffaello Romanelli, Firenze
marble
height 22½ in.; 57.15 cm
“What can I say of the ‘Night’…? Who has ever seen a sculpture of any period, ancient or modern, to compare with this? For in her may be seen not only the stillness of one who is sleeping but also the grief and melancholy of one who has lost something great and noble…”
-Giorgio Vasari, Life of Michelangelo
The artist Raffaello Romanelli executed this work after Michelangelo's renowned representation of Night dating from 1526-1531, which the artist carved for the Medici Chapel in the New Sacristy in the Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence.