Eugenio Avolio (1876 - 1929), Triumph des Neptun, Neapel - photo 1

Eugenio Avolio (1876 - 1929), Triumph des Neptun, Neapel

Lot 184
03.11.2025 12:00UTC +02:00
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AuctioneerHermann Historica
Event locationGermany, Grasbrunn / München
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ID 1478599
Lot 184 | Eugenio Avolio (1876 - 1929), Triumph des Neptun, Neapel
Eugenio Avolio (1876 - 1929), Triumph des Neptun, Neapel
Prächtige Figurengruppe im Stil des Barock aus vollflächig in Resten versilbertem Messing. Auf einem mächtigen Felsen, vom kraftvoll emporstrebenden Wasserstrudel mit daraus hervortretenden Delfinen und Hippocampen gehalten, schreitet, seinen zum Boden gerichteten Dreizack schwingend, der bärtige Meeresgott Neptun voran. Zwischen seinen Beinen verkündet ein jugendlicher Triton, in eine Muschel blasend, den Triumpf des Gottes. Die Körperhaltung des Neptun erinnert an die berühmte Skulptur Stoldo Lorenzis, die er im Auftrag von Cosimo I. de' Medici und Eleonora di Toledo in den 1560er Jahren für einen der bedeutendsten Brunnen der fürstlich-mediceischen Boboli-Gärten in Florenz schuf. Die triumphale Neptungruppe wird von zwei muskulösen, in stark verdrehten Stellungen auf grob punzierten Felsen sitzenden Flussgöttern flankiert. Die Figuren jeweils auf profiliertem Sockel aus Messing mit Voluten-Dekor zur Betonung der Ecken. Jeder der drei großen Felsen "E. Avolio" signiert. Höhe des Neptun 52 cm, Höhe der Flussgötter 31 - 32 cm.
Eugenio Avolio (1876 - 1929), Professor an der Akademie für Bildende Künste in Neapel, war ein bekannter Kupferstecher, Silberschmied und Bildhauer. Besonders begehrt sind seine teils aus Silber geschmiedeten, vom italienischen Barock inspirierten Figuren(gruppen) ähnlich dem vorliegenden Exemplar.
Eugenio Avolio (1876 - 1929), Triumph of Neptune, Naples
Eugenio Avolio (1876 - 1929), Triumph of Neptune, Naples
Magnificent, baroque-style sculptural group in brass, all surfaces with remnants of the silver plating. Swinging his trident directed towards the ground, the bearded sea god Neptune strides ahead on a huge rock, held aloft by the mighty, rising swirls of water, from which dolphins and hippocampi are emerging. Between his legs, a youthful Triton, blowing into a shell, announces the triumph of the god. Neptune's posture is reminiscent of the famous sculpture by Stoldo Lorenzi, which was commissioned by Cosimo I de' Medici and Eleonora di Toledo in the 1560s for one of the most important fountains in the de' Medici's royal Boboli Gardens in Florence. The triumphant Neptune group is flanked by two muscular river deities sitting in highly contorted postures on loosely stippled rocks. Each of the figures on a contoured brass pedestal with volute ornaments to accentuate the corners. All three large rocks signed "E. Avolio". Height of Neptune 52 cm, height of the river deities 31 - 32 cm.
Eugenio Avolio (1876 - 1929), Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples, was a famous engraver, silversmith and sculptor. Partly forged in silver, his Italian Baroque-inspired (groups of) figures similar to this one are particularly sought-after.
Condition: II +
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