17th century

17th century
Venetian School Allegory of Winter
White marble.
Accidents, shortages and restorations.
H. 49 cm

In Renaissance Italy, the winter is traditionally represented by an old man in swaddling clothes, in a context of representation of the allegory of the
four seasons. We find here the strong
influence of ancient art with a coat whose ends end in lion's paws, reminiscent of the
tunic of Hercules. This type of allegorical bust is part of the architecture of the Venetian palaces of the seventeenth century.
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