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A CARVED MARBLE BUST OF PERSEUS
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A CARVED MARBLE BUST OF PERSEUS

ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY, AFTER ANTONIO CANOVA (1757-1822)

Fermé14 November 2013

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A CARVED MARBLE BUST OF PERSEUS
ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY, AFTER ANTONIO CANOVA (1757-1822)
On a circular marble socle with gilt-copper label inscribed 'CANOVA'; together with a grey marble column
27¾ in. (70.5 cm.) high, the bust and socle; 54¾ in. (139 cm.) high, overall

Note du spécialiste

This bust is after the head of Canova's great marble statue of Perseus in the Vatican that was first shown in 1801. Based freely on the Apollo Belvedere, which had been carried off to Paris under Napoleon, Perseus was bought by Pope Pius VII and placed upon the pedestal where the Apollo had formerly stood.