Lot 45
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A BRONZE GROUP OF THE COLLEONI MONUMENT
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A BRONZE GROUP OF THE COLLEONI MONUMENT

ITALIAN, AFTER VERROCCHIO, 19TH CENTURY

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A BRONZE GROUP OF THE COLLEONI MONUMENT
ITALIAN, AFTER VERROCCHIO, 19TH CENTURY
On a Renaissance style plinth base with the frieze cast with military trophies alternating with winged horses
21 in. (53 cm.) high on base; the base 15 in. (38 cm.) wide and 9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) deep
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Lot Essay

The mercenary Bartolommeo Colleoni of Bergamo left funds in his will for an equestrian monument for himself. The original, in the Campo SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, was modelled by Verrocchio in 1483 and finally cast after the artist's death by Alessandro Leopardi in 1496.

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