Pair of Italian bronzes - Minerva and Judith

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Pair of Italian bronzes - Minerva and Judith

Name: Pair of Italian bronzes - Minerva and Judith
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: A39T1PBEWV
Price: 1900 EUR
Availability: InStock

By Gallery Olivier Alberteau

1.900 €

Period 19th century

Style Rome and ancient Greece

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Pair of bronzes mounted on a marble base representing the first Minerva helmeted, standing, dressed in the antique style and leaning on her shield decorated in its center with the head of Medusa. Inspired by antiquity both by the subject represented and by the draping, this sculpture is entirely representative of the small bronzes produced in Italy from the second renaissance onwards.

The second sculpture represents Judith, heroine of the Bible. The graceful contraposto of Judith, with her delicate face and beautiful hands with long slender fingers, contrasts strikingly with the gigantic bearded head of Holofernes. A bronze of this model, after Tiziano Aspetti, is in the Kunsthistorishe Museum in Vienna.

Coming from a family of bronze workers active in Padua, Aspetti left for Venice, in an artistic environment marked by the influence of Jacopo Sansovino (1486-1570) and Danese Cattaneo (1512-1572). He then trained with his contemporary, Girolamo Campagna (1549-1625), whose flourishing workshop spread throughout the Veneto, in Padua and as far as Tuscany.

Made in the 19th century, this pair of small bronzes is entirely in keeping with the production of bronzes intended for a wealthy clientele who liked to tour Italy to discover its architectural and artistic wonders.

Italy, 19th century.

Minerva:
Height: 24cm
Width: 9cm
Depth: 8.7cm
Height without base: 22 cm.

Judith:
Height: 22cm
Width: 9.5cm
Depth: 9cm
Height without base: 19.4 cm

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Additional Information

Condition	Good
Style	Rome and ancient Greece (Bronze sculptures of Rome and ancient Greece Style)
Period	19th century (Bronze sculptures 19th century)
Country of origin	Italy
Artist	D'après Tiziano Aspetti