Circle of Lorenzo Vaccaro | Umkreis von Lorenzo Vaccaro

Italian, probably Naples, circa 1700 | Italien, wohl Neapel, circa 1700

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October 18, 01:56 PM GMT

Estimate

6,000 - 8,000 EUR

Lot Details

Description

Property from the Schminck Collection – Centuries of Collecting Arts & Objects

Circle of Lorenzo Vaccaro (Naples 1655 - 1706)

Italian, probably Naples, circa 1700

Figure of a Guardian Angel, probably conceived as a salt

inscribed: A. S.

bronze, silver

27cm.

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Umkreis von Lorenzo Vaccaro

Italien, wohl Neapel, circa 1700

Figur eines Schutzengels, wohl als Salzgefäß entworfen

While the technique and overall style of the sculpture relates to the work of the baroque Neapolitan sculptor Lorenzo Vaccaro, the model seems to derive from the Angelo Custode (Guardian Angel) by his father Domenico Antonio Vaccaro (1678-1745), which is in the San Paolo church in Naples. The Angel similarly stands next to a putto or child figure and raises one arm. The swaying garment and curling hair of the angel reflect the baroque spirit that invigorated Naples circa 1700.

RELATED LITERATURE

B. Gravagnuolo and F. Adriani (eds.), Domenico Antonio Vaccaro, Sintesi Delle Arti, Naples, 2005, p. 267