HEAD OF A PROPHET, North Italian, probably Lombard, circa 1520
North Italian, probably Lombard, circa 1520
marble
height 8 3/8 in.; 21.3 cm., upon modern ebonized base
Provenance:
The facial type, the drilling of the hair and the expression recall the work of Antonio Lombardo and his circle, see M. Ceriana (ed.), Este a Ferrara. Il Camerino di alabastro. Antonio Lombardo e la scultura all'antica, exhibition catalogue, Milan, 2004.
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North Italian, probably Lombard, circa 1520
marble
height 8 3/8 in.; 21.3 cm., upon modern ebonized base
Provenance:
The facial type, the drilling of the hair and the expression recall the work of Antonio Lombardo and his circle, see M. Ceriana (ed.), Este a Ferrara. Il Camerino di alabastro. Antonio Lombardo e la scultura all'antica, exhibition catalogue, Milan, 2004.