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LOT 2288
Large Renaissance Stone Statue of Standing Male
NORTHERN ITALY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
39 1/2 in. (87 kg, 100 cm).
Modelled in the round wearing a long tunic and a palla draped over his left shoulder, leather sandals with straps on his exposed feet.
Provenance
Private collection, France.
Private collection, London.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13083-246798.
Literature
Cf. Antista, G., La chiesa di Santa Maria la Porta a Geraci Siculo, scrigno d’arte Rinascimentale, Geraci Siculo, 2023, figs.12ff. for similar sculptures.
Footnotes
The statue, certainly intended for ecclesiastical decoration, most likely represents one of the apostles or prophets, or an Evangelist. These are Mannerist statues, executed with great sculptural skill, intended to adorn the large tomb complexes of wealthy families housed in the Catholic cathedrals of Renaissance Europe.
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