PROBABLY FROM THE WORKSHOPS OF J. CHIURAZZI & FILS, CAST AFTER THE ANTIQUE, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

Details

A Neapolitan bronze model of Narcissus
Probably from the workshops of J. Chiurazzi & Fils, cast after the Antique, last quarter 19th century
26½in. (67.3cm.) high
And a Neapolitan bronze model of the Capitoline Antinous, also probably by J. Chiurazzi & Fils, cast after the Antique -- 24¾in. (62.8cm.) high (2)

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Lot Essay

The original of the Narcissus was discovered in 1862 in a nondescript house in Pompeii, being the last antique statue found in Italy to enjoy considerable fame. In a book sponsored by Chiurazzi & Fils, the secretary of the Naples Museum, Luigi Conforti, described the figure as the most beautiful bronze ever to have been discovered at Pompeii.

The Capitoline Antious was discovered in the 1730s at Hadrian's Villa in Rome. After being returned by the French in 1816 it was displayed in the reorganised Capitoline Museum, where it still resides.

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