PORCELAIN SCULPTURE "The Farnese Bull", polychrome staffage in the style of Capodimonte.

Porcelain sculpture "The Farnesian Bull" - porcelain shape based on the marble sculpture formerly owned by the Farnese family (discovered in Rome in 1545 in the Caracalla Baths, today in the Museo Nazionale in Naples), round-view group of figures on a vegetable base over a gold-lined fluted pedestal, extremely detailed execution with deviations from the original, polychrome staffage in the style of Capodimonte, the pyramidal composition illustrates in a very dramatic scene how the twins Amphion and Zethos tie the Theban Queen Dirke to the horns of a mighty bull, from which she is put to death as punishment for her cruelty is to be dragged, the fourth female figure behind the dramatic scene is generally interpreted as Antiope, the mother of the twins, who was held by Dirke as a prisoner and lowest slave, the event takes place on a green, tree-lined plinth with embossed miniature wild animals Pack of n and dogs, under the stand marked "N" under the crown in underglaze blue, height approx. 30.5 cm, pedestal: approx 17x17cm. Show full text

Condition

Restored chip on the lower edge of the stand, otherwise very good condition.