AFTER MICHELANGELO, PROBABLY ITALIAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A Continental bronze model of Lorenzo de' Medici il Pensieroso
AFTER MICHELANGELO, PROBABLY ITALIAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY
On a later ebonised wood base
The bronze -- 14in. (35.5cm.) high

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

The tomb of Lorenzo de'Medici Duke of Urbino, and the matching tomb of Guiliano, Duke of Nemours are situated in the Chapel of the Princes in Florence. Michelangelo's entirely intentional design for the chapel was for it to act as a vehicle for the exhibition of his sculptures.

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