Dal modello di Vincenzo Gemito - Fonderia Gemito - Medallion, Plaque, Alexander the Great - 40 cm - Patinated bronze - Second half 20th century

A majestic medallion (Alexander the Great) signed by Fonderia Gemito, Napoli (Italy) after Vincenzo Gemito, with pull-out frame in nautical rope it can be lifted, the bronze medallion measures 40 cm and is hallmarked as per photos; the bronze patina is perfect, with tiny dots due to ageing From a private collection It is an impressive and classy object. ----------------------------------------- Vincenzo Gemito (July 16, 1852-March 1, 1929) was an Italian designer and sculptor in gold. His contemporaries considered him as a mad genius; his works are now highly regard by collectors and art galleries. Although he worked in various studios of well-known artists in his native Naples, Rome and Paris, he is considered to have largely been self-taught, the reason he produced such distinctive works for that time, replacing sentiment with outstanding realism.