A CARVED MARBLE BUST OF A LADY

AFTER CANOVA, ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY

Details

A CARVED MARBLE BUST OF A LADY
AFTER CANOVA, ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY
On an integral, waisted circular marble socle.
Minor cracks to left shoulder; very minor chips.
15.3/8 in. (39.1 cm.) high

Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
G. Pavanello, L'opera completa del Canova, Milan, 1976, no. 165, pl. XLIV.

Lot Essay

This bust of a lady closely follows in the artistic tradition of Antonio Canova (1757-1822) and is comparable in composition and facial type to the celebrated marble statue of Paolina Borghese as Venus Victorious in the Galleria Borghese in Rome, although not an exact copy.

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