WORKSHOP OF FRANCESCO BERTOS (ACTIVE 1693-1733), EARLY 18TH CENTURY

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A BRONZE ALLEGORICAL GROUP
WORKSHOP OF FRANCESCO BERTOS (ACTIVE 1693-1733), EARLY 18TH CENTURY
On an integrally cast base; with rectangular marble base.
Blackish brown patina; minor casting flaws and repairs.
26½ in. (67.3 cm.) high

Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
L. Planiscig, 'Francesco Bertos', in Delado IX, 1928-29, pp. 209-21, 561-75.
W.L. Hildburgh, 'Some Bronze Groups by Francesco Bertos', Apollo XXVII, 1938, pp. 81-5.
E. Viancini, 'Per Francsco Bertos', Saggi e Memorie di storia dell'arte, 1994, pp. 143-159.

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Lot Essay

Bertos is best known for his pyramidal, multi-figure bronze or marble groups, with - often obscure - allegorical subjects (Planiscig and Hildburgh, locs. cit.). Similar examples of the pyramid-like compositions are the marble Allegoria dell'inverno and bronze Allegoria della vendemmia, both in the Palazzo Reale, Turin (Viancini, op.cit., figs. 9 and 15).

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