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Jean de Boulogne detto Giambologna (Douai, 1529 - Firenze, 1608)in the way of
Allegory of Architecture, 18th century
Terracotta with traces of bronze colour
sculpture: 33 x 11 x 17 cm
This interesting terracotta model repeats the marble sculpture today kept at the Bargello National Museum.
Various bronze copies exist: the one signed GIO BOLONGE is in the Museum of Fine Art in Boston has a pendant around its neck which represents the plumb bob. In this version the bob is not present.
This work is a terracotta version, originally bronzed.
Literature:
Charles Avery-Anthony Radcliffe, Giambologna Sculptor of the Medici, Exhibition catalogue, Westerham Press, England, 1978, pp.72-73.
Charles Avery-Anthony Radcliffe, Giambologna Sculptor of the Medici, Exhibition catalogue, Westerham Press, England, 1978, pp.72-73.
Live auction 306
Sculpture and Small Bronzes from 15th to 19th Century
Palazzo Caetani Lovatelli, fri 28 June 2024
SINGLE SESSION 28/06/2024 Hours 16:00