A PAIR OF ITALIAN STUCCO DURO MODELS OF THE FURIETTI CENTAURS

ONE STAMPED VOLDATO, ROMA

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A PAIR OF ITALIAN STUCCO DURO MODELS OF THE FURIETTI CENTAURS
One stamped Voldato, Roma
Each on a rectangular ebonized plinth base within glazed cases
14¼in. (36cm.) high, 8½in. (22cm.) wide, 3½in. (9cm.) deep (2)

Sale room notice

These models are from the Roman workshop of the engraver and sculptor Giovanni Volpato (1735-1803) -- not Voldato as printed in the catalogue.

Lot Essay

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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