Lot Essay
This is based on the model by Adriano Fiorentino of circa 1490, illustrated in the Von Allen Seiten Schön exhibition catalogue.
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AFTER ADRIANO FIORENTINO (ACTIVE 1450-1499), 19TH CENTURY
Details
A BRONZE FIGURE OF VENUS
AFTER ADRIANO FIORENTINO (ACTIVE 1450-1499), 19TH CENTURY
On an integrally cast base in the form of a seashell, and a rectangular marble pedestal.
Greenish brown patina with lighter high points.
Minor casting flaws.
12¼ in. (31.1 cm.) high
AFTER ADRIANO FIORENTINO (ACTIVE 1450-1499), 19TH CENTURY
On an integrally cast base in the form of a seashell, and a rectangular marble pedestal.
Greenish brown patina with lighter high points.
Minor casting flaws.
12¼ in. (31.1 cm.) high
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Berlin, Skulpturensammlung Staatlichemuseum zu Berlin, Von Allen Seiten Schön, Bronzen der Renaissance und des Barock, 31 Oct. 1995 - 28 Jan. 1996, no. 8.
Berlin, Skulpturensammlung Staatlichemuseum zu Berlin, Von Allen Seiten Schön, Bronzen der Renaissance und des Barock, 31 Oct. 1995 - 28 Jan. 1996, no. 8.
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