ID 1076521
Lot 5 | A Bronze Figure of Perseus Holding the Severed Head of Medusa
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
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).
| Artist: | Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Sculptures, Statuettes |
| Artist: | Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Sculptures, Statuettes |
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