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MASSIMILIANO SOLDANI-BENZI (MONTEVARCHI, 1656-1740, VILLA PETROLO)

Lot 22
12.06.2024 15:00UTC +01:00
Classic
Starting price
€ 40 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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Lot 22 | MASSIMILIANO SOLDANI-BENZI (MONTEVARCHI, 1656-1740, VILLA PETROLO)
Estimate value
€ 40 000 – 60 000
MASSIMILIANO SOLDANI-BENZI (MONTEVARCHI, 1656-1740, VILLA PETROLO)
Athlète portant un vase
bronze, reposant sur un socle postérieur en bois teinté noir
Le bronze : H. 31,7 cm (12 ½ in.) ; H. totale 36 cm (14 in.)




Provenance

Collection particulière anglaise.
"Property of a Lady"; Sotheby's, Londres, 14 décembre 2001, lot 70.
Avec Patricia Wengraf Ltd., Londres.
D'où acquis directement par Claudia Quentin, 2002.



Literature

BIBLIOGRAPHIE COMPARATIVE
K. Lankheit, "Eine Serie barocker Antiken-Nachbildungen aus der Werkstatt des Massimiliano Soldani", Mitteilungen des deutschen Archäologischen Instituts. Römische Abteilung, vol. 65, 1958, pp. 186-197.
C. Avery, Baroque Sculpture and Medals in the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1988.
C. Avery, "British collectors of Soldani's Bronzes", communication, Collectors in the Round. British Collectors of Sculpture from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Century, Londres, 19-20 mai 2003, non publié.



Exhibited

New York, The Frick Collection, European Bronzes from the Quentin Collection, 28 septembre 2004 - 2 janvier 2005, pp. 262-267, no. 29.



Further Details

A BRONZE FIGURE OF AN ATHLETE HOLDING A VASE, MASSIMILIANO SOLDANI-BENZI (1656-1740)

“Copiate essatam.te dalle statue più celebri, che sieno in questa Città [Firenze]” which translates as "exact copies of the most famous statues in this City (Florence)". This is how Soldani Benzi referred to works commissioned by Joseph Johann Adam, Prince of Liechtenstein (1690-1732). In 1701 this highly talented sculptor created twelve figures after the most celebrated antique sculptures in Florence. These models met with great success and were particularly popular with the British milordi. Concerning the Athlete, Soldani wrote to ask Zamboni, his associate in London, whether he might be able to help dispose of, “a Soldier with a vase in his hands .... after the Antique” (29 July 1723).

The Athlete Holding a Vase was a very faithful replica of the ancient Roman marble in the Medici collection, admired and described in the 16th-century by Vasari (1511-1574). The rectangular base is identical to that of the original now in the Uffizi, Florence, and the position of the vase suggests that the Quentin cast is one of the earliest known examples.


Please note a scanned copy of the full catalogue entry from the catalogue of the 2004 Quentin Collection exhibition at The Frick Collection, New York, is available upon request.
Artist:Massimiliano Soldani Benzi (1656 - 1740)
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Bronze
Place of origin:Italy, Europe
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