Michele Amodio, Narcissus
(Italian, 1817-1913)
after the Greek antique by Praxiteles found at Pompeii, signed "M. Amodio N", patinated bronze, 24-1/2 x 12 x 9-1/2 in.
Provenance: Private North Carolina Collection
Notes: Excavated in Pompeii in 1862, Narcissus is regarded as the last of the great sculptures of antiquity to be discovered. It was replicated by various Neapolitan foundries in the late 18th and early 20th century.
(Italian, 1817-1913)
after the Greek antique by Praxiteles found at Pompeii, signed "M. Amodio N", patinated bronze, 24-1/2 x 12 x 9-1/2 in.
Provenance: Private North Carolina Collection
Notes: Excavated in Pompeii in 1862, Narcissus is regarded as the last of the great sculptures of antiquity to be discovered. It was replicated by various Neapolitan foundries in the late 18th and early 20th century.
