A pair of Continental bronze models of the Furietti Centaurs
A pair of Continental bronze models of the Furietti Centaurs

POSSIBLY LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A pair of Continental bronze models of the Furietti Centaurs
possibly late 19th Century
After the Antique
14.1/8in. (35.8cm.) high (2)

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The original models for these centaurs were discovered during excavations at Hadrian's Villa in Rome, during the 1720s. They were purchased by Cardinal Furietti, whose descendents sold the centaurs to Pope Clement XIII after which they were added to the Capitoline Museum collection.

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