North Italian, late 15th century
Reclining figure of a Woman
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
bronze, dark brown patina; on an agate and marble base
Bronze: 20 x 12cm.; 7⅞in.
base: 13cm.; 5⅛in.
Robert von Hirsch Collection (1883-1977);
His sale, Sotheby's London, 22 June 1978, lot 346;
Sotheby's London, 7 July 1999, lot 78;
Where acquired.
The posture of this reclining figure suggests that it may be a model for a funerary monument. The fairly rough and irregular casting indicates that it dates from the early production of Renaissance small bronzes. The tight drapery with multiple folds are comparable with other models from the late 15th century, notably a bronze of Moses, attributed to Riccio, in the Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris.
RELATED LITERATURE
Natur und Antike in der Renaissance, exh. cat., Liebighaus, Frankfurt, 1985, no. 61, p. 361.
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