Lot Essay
The present bust of Heraclitus is based on the antique prototype discovered in Herculaneum in 1753 and now housed in the Museo Archeologico, Naples.
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AFTER THE ANTIQUE, ITALIAN, 17TH CENTURY STYLE
Details
A CARVED PORPHYRY AND MARBLE BUST OF HERACLITUS
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, ITALIAN, 17TH CENTURY STYLE
The bearded philospher facing frontally, with drapery about the shoulders; on a circular marble socle
21 in. (53.3 cm.) high; 27¼ (69.2 cm.) high, overall
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, ITALIAN, 17TH CENTURY STYLE
The bearded philospher facing frontally, with drapery about the shoulders; on a circular marble socle
21 in. (53.3 cm.) high; 27¼ (69.2 cm.) high, overall
Literature
A. Darr, P. Barnet, A. Boström, Catalogue of Italian Sculpture in the Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, 2002, II, p. 118, no. 184.
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