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ANTIQUE #SA1048101

Bronze Statue The Executioner After Soldani Benzi

£2,800    $3,494    €3,361
Rare, late 18th or early 19th century patinated bronze of Mars or the ''Executioner'' after Massimiliano Soldani Benzi (1656-1740). The bronze depicts a nude man with a sword holding a severed head believed to be John the Baptist. Based on the original bronze of Mars by Giambologna, his Florentine successors copied and adapted this well-known work, Benzi added the severed head creating a new original striking sculpture. Wonderful dark patination with areas of verdigris the figure stands on an integral canted rectangular base. The sword is a later replacement. Probably early 19th century but similar bronzes have been sold at auction catalogued as 18th and 19th century. Rare piece of early Grand Tour. Italy, probably Florence, circa 1800.
 
 
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Internal Reference: CA895
Antique Number: SA1048101
Dateline of this antique is 1800
Height is 41cm (16.1inches)
Width is 14cm (5.5inches)
Depth is 17cm (6.7inches)
Antique #SA1048101, shown on this page, originates from 1800. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
1800
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