Lot Essay
Giambologna's signed original, also gilt and of the same height, is in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
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A GILT-BRONZE MODEL OF THE CESARINI VENUS
AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA, 17TH CENTURY
On an integrally cast circular plinth and a later circular marble pedestal.
Some wear to gilding; several casting flaws; numerous minor nicks overall.
10 in. (25.4 cm.) high
AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA, 17TH CENTURY
On an integrally cast circular plinth and a later circular marble pedestal.
Some wear to gilding; several casting flaws; numerous minor nicks overall.
10 in. (25.4 cm.) high
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
London, Victoria and Albert Museum, Giambologna 1529-1608 - Sculptor to the Medici, C. Avery and A. Radcliffe eds., 5 Oct.-16 Nov. 1978, p. 52, no.1
London, Victoria and Albert Museum, Giambologna 1529-1608 - Sculptor to the Medici, C. Avery and A. Radcliffe eds., 5 Oct.-16 Nov. 1978, p. 52, no.1