A patinated bronze Narcissus, After the Antique, in the manner of Sabatino De Angelis & Fils foundry, Italian, circa 1880, in good untouched condition with a good colour.
The Narcissus, held at the Museo Nazionale, Naples, was discovered in Pompeii as recently as 1862 but was very quickly acclaimed as a masterpiece. ''It was the last antique statue to be discovered in Italy which enjoyed enormous fame…''. Taste and the Antique, Haskell (F.). By the turn of the century, revised opinion suggested that the bronze represented Dionysus, but it is still generally known as the Narcissus.
Dimensions: 62cm high, 25cm wide, the base 23cm diameter
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Internal Reference: MJGTA0080
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1193389
Dateline of this antique is 1880
Height is 62cm (24.4inches)
Width is 25cm (9.8inches)
Depth is 23cm (9.1inches)
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