A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE SEATED MOSES

AFTER MICHELANGELO, PROBABLY ROMAN, 17TH OR 18TH CENTURY

Details

A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE SEATED MOSES
AFTER MICHELANGELO, PROBABLY ROMAN, 17TH OR 18TH CENTURY
On an integrally cast plinth; drilled with four holes for attachment. Dark brown patina with medium brown high points; very minor dents.
12.3/8 in. (31.5 cm.) high

Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
U. Baldini, L'opera completa di Michelangelo scultore, Milan, 1973, no. 28, pls. XXI-XXIII.

Lot Essay

The present bronze is after Michelangelo's famous marble figure of Moses in the church of S. Pietro in Vincoli, Rome. Michelangelo's sculptures have always been popular and smaller scale copies in various materials, such as bronze and terracotta, have been made almost from the moment he executed them. The present bronze is an example of such a copy, probably made for the private contemplation of a connoisseur.

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