Donato Barcaglia (Italian, 1849-1930)

Amore Accieca

Details

Donato Barcaglia (Italian, 1849-1930)
Barcaglia,D
Amore Accieca
signed 'D. BARCAGLIA' (on base)
marble
56 in. (142.2 cm.) high

Provenance

Anderson Gallery, New York.
(aquired from the above by the present owner, circa 1950).

Literature

V. Vicari, Gil Scultori Italiani dal Neoclassicismo al Liberty, Lodi, 1990, p. 50.
A. Panzetta, Dizionario Degli Scultori Italiani Dell'Ottocento e del primo Novecento, Turin, 1994, p. 19.

Exhibited

[Possibly] Florence, Esposizione Fiorentina, 1875.

Lot Essay

Barcaglia was renowned for his exceptional talent in depicting the female form in marble. The last vestiges of neo-classicism which influenced his early work were soon replaced by a personal form of verisimilitude. In Amore Accieca Barcaglia imbues this large marble with the crisp attention to detail and the emphasis on movement and technical virtuosity that established his reputation. The sensual swerving contra-posto leads the viewer around and up to the figure of the playful cupid.

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