A BRONZE MODEL OF MELEAGER

THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

Details

A BRONZE MODEL OF MELEAGER
CAST FROM A MODEL BY GABRIEL GRUPELLO (1644-1730), 17TH CENTURY

Meleager and his dog cast separately; on a later bronze plinth and stepped marble base.
Dark reddish-brown patina worn to reveal greenish-brown areas; one of the dog's forelegs damaged and the other foot lacking.
8½in. (21.6cm.) high

Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
A.E. Brinckmann, Barock-Bozzetti, Frankfurt, 1925, III, pp. 54-55, pl. 26
H.R. Weihrauch, Bayerisches Nationalmuseum München - Die Bildwerke in Bronze und in anderen Metallen, Munich, 1956, pp. 219-220, no. 275, illustrated
H.R. Weihrauch, Europäische Bronzestatuetten - 15. - 18. Jahrhundert, Braunschweig, 1967, pp. 378, 381, fig. 461
Düsseldorf, Kunstmuseum, Europäische Barockplastik am Niederrhein - Grupello und seine Zeit, 1971, pp. 137-139, nos. 37, 39, pl. 22

Lot Essay

The attribution of the present model to Grupello was first advanced by Weihrauch (1956, loc. cit.). He pointed out the connection between this piece's pendant, which represents Atalanta, and an early work by Grupello, his Diana of 1673 (for which, see Brinckmann, loc. cit.). It has been suggested that the bronzes record the appearance of a pair of lost garden statues by Grupello (Düsseldorf, loc. cit.).

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