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Rare Italian Antique (ca. 18thc) Marble Boy’s Bust, Follower Of Desiderio Da Settignano
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Extremely rare beautiful Italian Antique (ca 18thC) marble bust of a young boy, possibly the infant Christ aged around 3 years, by a follower of Desiderio da Settignano (1428-1464), one of the most influential and skilled sculptors of the early Renaissance period in Florence. 30cm high x 26cm wide x 10.5cm deep, weight 8.35kg.
Good condition. As can be seen in the photos, there is an old repair (right shoulder) where the bust has been damaged in the past.
This fine bust relates closely to two marble busts of ‘A Little Boy’ by Desiderio da Settignano in the National Gallery of Art (Washington DC, USA); one from the Samuel H. Kress Collection (inv. no. 1943.4.94), and the other from the Andrew W. Mellon Collection (inv. no. 1937.1.113), which are sometimes thought to represent the Infant Christ. A similar bust by Desiderio da Settignano was acquired by the J. Paul Getty Museum (LA, USA) in 2018, while there is another in the Kunsthistorisches Museum (Vienna).
Further compar...able busts of the Infant Christ and Saint John were sculpted by Desiderio''s contemporaries, Antonio Rossellino and Mino da Fiesole (see Paolozzi Strozzi, op. cit., pp. 125-126). The sculptor of this bust was undoubtedly familiar with the work of these Florentine masters.
Internal Reference: AD635
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1161014
Dateline of this antique is 18th Century
Height is 30cm (11.8inches)Width is 26cm (10.2inches)Depth is 10.5cm (4.1inches)
Antique SA1161014 shown on this page was made in the 18th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
←C18th
ANTIQUE SA1161014
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Antik Dragon Japanese & Other Fine Art
Somerset
United Kingdom
Tel: 07975 614592
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