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Lorenzo de' Medici (1492-1519), Duke of Urbino, known as the Magnificent.
Proof in finely chased bronze with a beautiful chocolate-brown patina.
Signed: Ferdinand Barbedienne fondeur.
Mid-19th century.
Collas reduction stamp.
Height 54 cm
Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892), best known for his bronze foundry, joined forces in 1838 with mechanic Achille Collas (1795-1859), inventor of the bronze and objets d'art reproduction process.
BIBLIOGRAPHY :
U. Baldini, L'Opera completa di Michelangelo scultore, Milan, 1973, pp. 102-104, nos. 33 and 36.
The life-size marble was created by Michelangelo between 1525 and 1534 to adorn the central part of the tombs of Lorenzo and Giuliano de' Medici (Florence, San Lorenzo church).
Ref: L5DYN08FAN