A Bronze Figure of Perseus Holding the Severed Head of Medusa

Lot 5
07.12.2023 00:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 5 | A Bronze Figure of Perseus Holding the Severed Head of Medusa
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£ 4 000 – 6 000
A Bronze Figure of Perseus Holding the Severed Head of Medusa

AFTER ANTONIO CANOVA, FRENCH, 19TH CENTURY

25 3⁄8 in. (64.5 cm.) high; 15 ¾ in. (40 cm.) wide





Provenance

Private collection, Paris.

with Tornabuoni Arte, Firenze.

Acquired by the present owner from the above on 21 March 2022.



Literature

Tornabuoni Arte - Arte Antica, Dipinti e Arredi Antichi 5, Florence, 2010, pp. 134-137.

Tornabuoni Arte - Arte Antica, Dipinti e Arredi Antichi 16, Florence, 2022, pp. 104-105.



Exhibited

Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, 2022-2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA278MA).
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