A BRONZE FIGURE OF MOSES

AFTER THE MODEL BY MICHELANGELO, ITALIAN, POSSIBLY ROMAN, FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY

Details

A BRONZE FIGURE OF MOSES
AFTER THE MODEL BY MICHELANGELO, ITALIAN, POSSIBLY ROMAN, FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY
On an integrally cast plinth and a later black fossil marble base
13 in. (33 cm.) high, 16¾ in. (42.5 cm.) high on base

Provenance

with Edward R. Lubin, New York, 23 December, 1963.

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
U. Baldini, L'opera completa di Michelangelo scultore, Milan, 1973, no. 28, pls. XXI-XXIII.

The present bronze is after Michelangelo's famous marble figure of Moses in the church of S. Pietro in Vincoli, Rome. Michelangelo's sculptures have always been popular and smaller scale copies in various materials, such as bronze and terracotta, have been made almost from the moment he executed them. The present bronze is an example of such a copy, probably made for the private contemplation of a connoisseur.

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