A BRONZE GROUP OF THE VENUS BATHING AND CUPID

AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA, CIRCLE OF FRANCESCO FANELLI, SECOND QUARTER 17TH CENTURY

Details

A BRONZE GROUP OF THE VENUS BATHING AND CUPID
AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA, CIRCLE OF FRANCESCO FANELLI, SECOND QUARTER 17TH CENTURY
On a black marble base
5¾ in. (14.8 cm.) high, 8½ in. (21.5 cm.) high with base

Provenance

Madame M.L. Rydemark-Claessenten Amerbergen, sold Christie's, London, 1 July 1974, lot 84.

Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
M. Schwartz, ed., European Sculpture from the Abbott Guggenheim Collection, New York, 2008, no. 38.

Exhibited

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1975-1982.
C. Avery and M. Hall, Giambologna: An Exhibition of Sculpture by the Master and his Followers from the Collection of Michael Hall, Esq., Salander O'Reilly Galleries, New York, 1998, no. 3.
Giambologna and his Followers: Sculpture from the Collections of Michael Hall, Miami-Dade College Museum of Art, Freedom Tower, 9 October 2009-20 February 2010.

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

View condition report

Lot Essay

As Avery notes, this charming group comes in two versions of Little Venus Bathing, with and without the cupid (Avery, op. cit., p. 9).

A nearly identical version, attributed to the workshop of Fanelli, is in the Abbott Guggenheim Collection (loc. cit.).

More from 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe Including Oriental Carpets and Including Sculpture from the Collection of Michael Hall

View All