Regent Antiques has dated this Grand Tour Plaster Intaglios to the 1750s.
The intaglios are encased in a tooled green leather lidded case.
Sculptor Pietro Bracci was born June 16, 1700 in Rome. He had a long career in the Eternal City and kept a detailed diary of his commissions for almost fifty years. He had a number of important patrons, including Popes Benedict XIII and XIV, for whom he created portraits and tombs. His best known work is the colossal figure of Oceanus that forms the focal point of Rome’s Trevi Fountain, carved after a model by Giovanni Battista Maini. He also created a magnificent tomb honoring Maria Clementina Sobieski, the wife of James Stuart, one of the Catholic claimants to the British throne. Echoing the great tomb ensembles of Gianlorenzo Bernini, the Sobieski monument is one of three in St. Peter’s dedicated to the deposed Stuart line.
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Condition:
In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 29 cm x Width 19 cm x Depth 3 cm
Dimensions in inches:
Height 11 inches x Width 7 inches x Depth 1 inch
Intaglios - were originally used as seals, these carvings or cuttings are moulded out of white plaster, marble dust or wax. The original 19th century intaglios were also made from wood or stone. The depressed designs depicting ancient scenes from Greece, Italy, etc were also used as markers of the land. They were also collected as souvenirs from European Grand Tours in 1830.
Our reference: A5290b
Regent Antiques has dated this Grand Tour Plaster Intaglios to the 1750s.
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Antique Set Plaster Grand Tour Intaglios Pietro Bracci 18th Century
