Giuseppe Maria Mazza, Italian, Bologna, Late 17th/Early 18th Century
David Triumphant Over Goliath
Giuseppe Maria Mazza
Bologna 1653 - 1741 Bologna
Italian, Bologna, Late 17th/Early 18th Century
David Triumphant Over Goliath
terracotta
height 18 ¾ in.; 47.6 cm.
Surface abrasions, chips and losses. There are restorations throughout due to breaks. Some hairline cracks are visible on base (and seem to be stable). Sword in his proper right hand and upraised arm have been restored. A layer of terracotta-colored pigment has been applied to the surface. A piece of wood has been placed in the underside for reinforcement. Beautiful modeling.
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Arthur M. Sackler Collection, New York;
His sale, Sotheby's New York, 29 January 2010, lot 444;
Private Collection, Europe;
Sotheby's New York, 31 January 2019, lot 236;
Where acquired.
The Twilight of the Medici, Late Baroque Art in Florence, 1670-1743, Detroit Institute of Arts, 1974, p. 48;
C. Avery and A. Laing, Fingerprints of the Artist: European terra-cotta sculpture from the Arthur M. Sackler Collection, Washington, 1981, no. 39, illus.;
J. D. Draper, European Terracottas from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, exhibition catalogue, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1981, no. 27, illus. on the cover;
I. Wardropper, European Terracotta Sculpture from the Arthur M. Sackler collections: The Art Institute of Chicago, exhibition catalogue, 1987-88, no. 14, illus.