AFTER THE ANTIQUE, ITALIAN, LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A MONUMENTAL MARBLE BUST OF JUPITER OF OTRICOLI
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, ITALIAN, LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Together with an Italian giltwood pedestal, probably contemporary
40 7/8 in. (104 cm.) high, overall; 72 7/8 in. (185.4 cm.) high, with pedestal

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Lot Essay

This impressive marble bust is after the celebrated antique original in the Vatican Museums, Rome. Known as the Jupiter of Otricoli, it was discovered during excavations financed by Pope Pius VI in 1775 in the town of that name, 70 km north of Rome. Immediately a popular subject, it remains an appealing depiction of the father of the ancient gods, imbued as he is with a sense of power conveyed by the strong facial features, the thick neck and the deeply carved, leonine hair.

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