Lot Essay
Signed examples by this artist are fairly rare.
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE BORGHESE GLADIATOR
Details
A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE BORGHESE GLADIATOR
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, CAST BY FRANCESCO RIGHETTI, ITALIAN, DATED 1790
The lunging figure nude with the exception of a fig leaf, inscribed 'F. RIGHETTI. F. ROMAE: 1790 ----- 11 5/8in. (29.6cm.) high, on shaped wood base with carved band of ivy leaves on three sides, supported by bun feet, dark brown patina with traces of black lacquer
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, CAST BY FRANCESCO RIGHETTI, ITALIAN, DATED 1790
The lunging figure nude with the exception of a fig leaf, inscribed 'F. RIGHETTI. F. ROMAE: 1790 ----- 11 5/8in. (29.6cm.) high, on shaped wood base with carved band of ivy leaves on three sides, supported by bun feet, dark brown patina with traces of black lacquer
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
F. Haskell & N. Penny, Taste and the Antique: The Lure of Classical Sculpture 1500-1900, New Haven, CT, 1981, pp. 221-224
F. Haskell & N. Penny, Taste and the Antique: The Lure of Classical Sculpture 1500-1900, New Haven, CT, 1981, pp. 221-224