Recherche avancée Recherche avancée
30

GIOVAN FRANCESCO SUSINI'S SCHOOL (Florence, 1585-1653), Hermaphrodite

add Votre note 
Description du lot
Estimations: 10 000 - 18 000 EUR
Brass alloy with impurities (see the attached alloy examination). 13 x 40 x 17 cm

The statue’s original model is preserved at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and sits on a gorgeous bronzed, pod-shaped box with grotesque figures in the corners.

This bronze adaptation was inspired by the Roman sculpture, copy of a Greek original, unearthed in the Santa Maria della Vittoria park in 1608 and acquired by the Cardinal Scipione Borghese. Due to a commission by the Cardinal, a young Bernini added a quilted mattress which was very much appreciated by his peers. After Napoleon’s looting the marble was sold and is now at the Louvre.

Some versions of this bronze are available for viewing in various museums, like the Louvre’s, attributed to the Tuscan school of the XVII century. Another similar item at the Kunsthistorisches Museum of Wien has been attributed to the same author, albeit dubiously.

Our statuette, according the to the current state of bronze studies, might be a replica of this design from the XVI century, and it is almost certainly better in quality compared to the MET’s.

Presents traces of coating and a dark brown patina.

Includes allow examination made by:

LABORATORIO DIART - Diagnostica per l'arte.
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli studi di Milano, via Celoria 16.

Also includes free movement certificate.

Comparative bibliography:

Plasmato dal Fuoco, la scultura in bronzo nella Firenze degli ultimi Medici, a cura di E. D. Schmidt, S. Bellesi e R. Gennaioli, Livorno 2019, pp. 30-31.
Vente aux enchères
VENTE 242 - CUPRUM. PETITS BRONZES DU XIV AU XIXE SIÈCLE
gavel
Date
14 Décembre 2022 CET/Rome
date_range
Prix de départ
6 000 EUR
Estimations
10 000 - 18 000 EUR
Prix de vente
12 208 EUR
Prix final sans frais d'enchères
9 500 EUR
Surenchère
203%
Visualisations: 144 | Favoris: 0
Vente aux enchères

Bertolami Fine Art

VENTE 242 - CUPRUM. PETITS BRONZES DU XIV AU XIXE SIÈCLE
Date
14 Décembre 2022 CET/Rome
Déroulement des enchères

Tous les articles seront mis aux enchères

Frais d'adjudication
28.50%
OneBid ne facture pas de frais d'enchères supplémentaires.
Surenchères
  1
  > 5
  100
  > 10
  200
  > 20
  500
  > 50
  1 000
  > 100
  2 000
  > 200
  5 000
  > 500
  10 000
  > 1 000
  20 000
  > 2 000
  50 000
  > 5 000
 
Règlement
À propos de enchères
FAQ
À propos du vendeur
Bertolami Fine Art
Contact
Bertolami Fine Art
room
Piazza Lovatelli 1
00186 Roma
phone
+39 06 32609795
Heures d'ouverture
Lundi
10:00 - 19:00
Mardi
10:00 - 19:00
Mercredi
10:00 - 19:00
Jeudi
10:00 - 19:00
Vendredi
10:00 - 19:00
Samedi
Fermé
Dimanche
Fermé
keyboard_arrow_up