A BRONZE BUST OF A MAN, PROBABLY A PHILOSOPHER

SOUTH GERMAN OR NORTH ITALIAN, LATE 16TH OR EARLY 17TH CENTURY

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A BRONZE BUST OF A MAN, PROBABLY A PHILOSOPHER
SOUTH GERMAN OR NORTH ITALIAN, LATE 16TH OR EARLY 17TH CENTURY
With a circular socle
7 ¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high, the bust

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Lot Essay

The strong facial features and, particularly, the distinctively incised eyes suggest that the author of the present bust was familiar with the work of Hubert Gerhard (circa 1540-1620), who was active in Augsburg, Munich and Innsbruck. For stylistic comparisons see the figure of Mars from Gerhard’s bronze group of Mars, Venus and Cupid (illustrated in D. Diemer, Hubert Gerhard und Carlo di Cesare del Palagio – Bronzeplastiker der Spätrenaissance, Berlin, 2004, II, p. 257, pl. 73).

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