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Lot 122
ENTOURAGE DE MASSIMILANO SOLDANI-BENZI (1656-1740), FLORENCE, DEBUT DU XVIIIe SIECLE
GROUPE EN BRONZE REPRESENTANT VENUS ET CUPIDON
Closed11 December 2019
Price Realised
EUR 5,000
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Notre bronze s’intègrent parfaitement dans l’œuvre de Soldani, le plus important fondeur de Florence au début du XVIIIème siècle. Les caractéristiques faciales du Venus, telles que la forme pleine et arrondie de son visage et son nez charnu, ont été modelées de la même manière que le relief en bronze représentant la Mort de Saint Joseph au Bargello et que le modello en terre cuite représentant l’Allégorie de Manoel de Vihlena au Musée de Doccia. Les drapés amples et magnifiques sont similaires au niveau du traitement à ceux de nombreux groupes mythologiques en bronze réalisés par Soldani.
The present bronze fits perfectly into the oeuvre of Soldani, Florence's most important sculptor at the beginning of the 18th century. Venus' facial features, the full, rounded shape of her face and fleshy nose, are modelled in the same way as the bronze relief depicting The Death of Saint Joseph in the Bargello and the terracotta modello depicting The Allegory of Manoel Vihlena at the Doccia Museum. The rendering of the large and flowing drapes are closely related to those of many bronze mythological groups made by Soldani.
The present bronze fits perfectly into the oeuvre of Soldani, Florence's most important sculptor at the beginning of the 18th century. Venus' facial features, the full, rounded shape of her face and fleshy nose, are modelled in the same way as the bronze relief depicting The Death of Saint Joseph in the Bargello and the terracotta modello depicting The Allegory of Manoel Vihlena at the Doccia Museum. The rendering of the large and flowing drapes are closely related to those of many bronze mythological groups made by Soldani.