HEAD OF A LIONESS

Details

ITALIAN, 17TH CENTURY STYLE
HEAD OF A LIONESS
Large marble head; set on a marble bronze base
27 in. high (68.6 cm. high), overall

Provenance

Bennison, London, where acquired, September 1972.

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Lot Essay

The present head was possibly inspired by works in the Sala degli Animali. These rooms were set up in the Vatican under Pius VI (1775-1799), who had ancient works restored and sometimes reworked, many under the direction of Francesco Antonio Franzoni, with the intention of creating a 'stone zoo'.

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