Lot Essay
The composition of this relief is taken from one of the predella panels of a marble altarpiece in the church of S. Anna dei Lombardi, Naples, executed by Benedetto da Maiano (Pope-Hennessy, loc. cit.).
ANOTHER PROPERTY
A RECTANGULAR CARVED MARBLE RELIEF OF THE ADORATION OF THE SHEPHERDS
AFTER BENEDETTO DA MAIANO (1442-1497), 19TH CENTURY
Details
A RECTANGULAR CARVED MARBLE RELIEF OF THE ADORATION OF THE SHEPHERDS
AFTER BENEDETTO DA MAIANO (1442-1497), 19TH CENTURY
Numerous minor chips; repairs.
26 7/8in. (68.3cm.) high (2)
AFTER BENEDETTO DA MAIANO (1442-1497), 19TH CENTURY
Numerous minor chips; repairs.
26 7/8in. (68.3cm.) high (2)
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
J. Pope-Hennessy, Italian Renaissance Sculpture, London and New York, 1971, pp. 30-31, fig. 47
J. Pope-Hennessy, Italian Renaissance Sculpture, London and New York, 1971, pp. 30-31, fig. 47