Tableaux Dessins Sculptures 1300-1900

Tableaux Dessins Sculptures 1300-1900

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Italian, Florentine, circa 1690-1700, Circle of Giuseppe Piamontini | Italie, Florence, vers 1690-1700, Entourage de Giuseppe Piamontini

Bacchus

Lot Closed

November 10, 02:35 PM GMT

Estimate

15,000 - 20,000 EUR

Lot Details

Description

Italian, Florentine, circa 1690-1700, Circle of Giuseppe Piamontini (1663-1744)

Bacchus


marble bust

H. (overall) 52 cm, 20 ½ in.

H. (bust) 40 cm, 15 ¾ in.

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Italie, Florence, vers 1690-1700, Entourage de Giuseppe Piamontini (1663-1744)

Bacchus


buste en marbre

H. (totale) 52 cm, 20 ½ in.

H. (buste) 40 cm, 15 ¾ in.

Related Literature/ Référence bibliographique

G. Pratesi, Repertorio della Scultura Fiorentina dell Seicento e Settecento, vol. III, Turin, 1993, fig. 406.

Bacchus is distinguished by beautifully modelled grape wine crowning his hair and chest. Stylistically this marble recalls Florentine sculptures at the turning of the century in the circle of Giuseppe Piamontini.