ATTRIBUTED TO ANTONIO MONTAUTI (FLORENCE 1686 - 1740), EARLY 18TH CENTURY
ATTRIBUTED TO ANTONIO MONTAUTI (FLORENCE 1686 - 1740), EARLY 18TH CENTURY
ATTRIBUTED TO ANTONIO MONTAUTI (FLORENCE 1686 - 1740), EARLY 18TH CENTURY
ATTRIBUTED TO ANTONIO MONTAUTI (FLORENCE 1686 - 1740), EARLY 18TH CENTURY
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ATTRIBUTED TO GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI (FLORENCE 1652-1725 FLORENCE), EARLY 18TH CENTURY

A portrait of Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512)

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ATTRIBUTED TO GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI (FLORENCE 1652-1725 FLORENCE), EARLY 18TH CENTURY
A portrait of Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512)
oval plaster relief; the figure depicted holding dividers and a scrolling piece of parchment inscribed '[A]MERICA'; in a polychrome plaster frame inscribed 'AMERIGO /....'
44 1⁄8 x 36 5⁄8 in. (112 x 93 cm.), overall
來源
With Altomani & Sons, Milan,
acquired from the above by the current owner at TEFAF, Maastricht 2014.
出版
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
K. Lankheit, Florentinishce Barockplastik- Die Kunst am Hofe der letzten Medici 1670-1743, Munich, 1962.
J. Montagu, in K. Lankheit and Montagu, eds., The Twilight of the Medici: Late Baroque Art in Florence, exhibition catalogue, Institute of Arts Detroit, 1974, pp. 48-79.
G. Pratesi, ed., Repertorio della Scultura Fiorentina del Seicento e Settecento, Turin, 1993, I, p. 52.
C. Avery, ‘Foggini’ in J. Turner, ed., The Dictionary of Art, London, 1995, XI, pp. 234-235.
F. Berti, ed., Firenze e gli ultimi Medici: The Haukohl Family Collection, Milan, 2018, p. 232.
拍場告示
Please note that the present lot is now attributed to Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652-1725) based on recent research by Dr Charles Avery that will be the subject of a forthcoming academic publication.

The frame is made from polychrome plaster.

榮譽呈獻

Lucy Speelman
Lucy Speelman Junior Specialist, Head of Part II

拍品專文

The present relief depicts the Italian explorer, cartographer and navigator Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) from whose name the term 'America' is derived. The portrait is one of a series of important Florentine figures; four others from the group are today in the Haukohl collection, Texas (Berti, loc. cit.). These depict Michelangelo, Marsilio Ficino, Galileo Galilei and Niccolo Machiavelli all holding the attributes of their respective professions. The Haukohl series has previously been attributed to the Florentine artist Antonio Montauti (1686 - 1740) based on stylistic comparison with a signed marble roundel of Ficino (sold Christie’s London, 19 July 2019, lot 144). However, recent research by Dr Charles Avery suggests an attribution to Foggini is more likely for the four Haukolh portraits and the present lot. This is based on both stylistic grounds and comparison with a previously unpublished group of stucco portraits that remain in the entrance hall of Foggini’s former studio and foundry on the Borgo Pinti in Florence. This second series depicts Dante, Boccaccio, Galileo and Ficino, notably the latter two portraits have the same composition as their counterparts in the Haukohl collection.

We would like to thank Dr Charles Avery for his assistance with the attribution of the present lot which will be the subject of a forthcoming academic publication.

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