BASED ON AN ANTIQUE
BASED ON AN ANTIQUE
Wounded Amazon.
Bronze sculpture with a golden-brown patina.
On a rectangular base, the reverse is marked “F. Barbedienne, foundryman.”
Height: 40 cm
(wear on the patina).
Description:
Bronze reduction based on an ancient model attributed to the Greek sculptor Phidias.
An ancient copy of this model is housed at the Capitoline Museums (Inv. No. S 733). The sculptor Luigi Valadier cast a bronze version based on this same model, now housed at the Louvre (Inv. No. MR3326).
BASED ON AN ANTIQUE
Wounded Amazon.
Bronze sculpture with a golden-brown patina.
On a rectangular base, the reverse is marked “F. Barbedienne, foundryman.”
Height: 40 cm
(wear on the patina).
Description:
Bronze reduction based on an ancient model attributed to the Greek sculptor Phidias.
An ancient copy of this model is housed at the Capitoline Museums (Inv. No. S 733). The sculptor Luigi Valadier cast a bronze version based on this same model, now housed at the Louvre (Inv. No. MR3326).
