Live Auction 18366The Collector: European and English 18th and 19th Century Furniture and Works of Art, Silver, Ceramics and Gold Boxes
ANTONIO GARELLA (ITALIAN, 1863-1919), AFTER THE ANTIQUE
Lot 265 PROPERTY FROM A SOUTH AMERICAN COLLECTION (LOTS 263-268)

ANTONIO GARELLA (ITALIAN, 1863-1919), AFTER THE ANTIQUE

Diane of Gabii, lifesize

Closed15 July 2020

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GBP 22,500

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ANTONIO GARELLA (ITALIAN, 1863-1919), AFTER THE ANTIQUE
Diane of Gabii, lifesize
signed 'A. GARELLA'
white marble
67 ½ in. (171.5 cm.) high; 20 in. (51 cm.) wide
Circa 1900.

Specialist note


The marble original of this model was excavated in 1792 on Prince Borghese's property at Gabii, outside Rome, by Gavin Hamilton. It was purchased by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1807, and was displayed in the Louvre, Paris, where it has remained (inv. MR154). Today, the marble is actually believed to be a replica of Greek marble attributed to Praxiteles, created circa 330 B.C. for the Acropolis, Athens.