Details
A GILT-BRONZE EQUESTRIAN MODEL OF MARCUS AURELIUS
ITALIAN, AFTER THE ANTIQUE
On an elaborate ormolu-mounted white marble pedestal with extensive latin inscriptions; cast in two sections.
Small areas of wear to gilding; numerous minor chips to base.
14½in. (36.8cm.) high, the bronze
22¾in. (57.8cm.) high, overall
ITALIAN, AFTER THE ANTIQUE
On an elaborate ormolu-mounted white marble pedestal with extensive latin inscriptions; cast in two sections.
Small areas of wear to gilding; numerous minor chips to base.
14½in. (36.8cm.) high, the bronze
22¾in. (57.8cm.) high, overall
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
F. Haskell and N. Penny, Taste and the Antique, New Haven and London, 1981, pp. 252-5
F. Haskell and N. Penny, Taste and the Antique, New Haven and London, 1981, pp. 252-5