Art Deco Bronze ‘Paolina Borghese’
4.500,00€
Art Deco Bronze ‘Paolina Borghese’
Art Deco bronze ‘Paolina Borghese’ – after Canova’s Venus Victrix
Depicting Pauline Bonaparte (second sister of Napoleon Bonaparte)
Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Victrix (“Venus Victorious”) is a semi-nude life-size reclining neo-Classical portrait sculpture by the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova. Reviving the ancient Roman artistic traditions of portrayals of mortal individuals in the guise of the gods, and of the beautiful female form reclining on a couch (as most often seen in reclining portrayals of Hermaphroditi), it was commissioned by Pauline Bonaparte’s husband Camillo Borghese.
This bronze after Canova’s marble sculpture bears the signature of Castirios (anno 1930)
Exceptional : this is a heavy weight full bronze
✓ Length : 35 cm
✓ Width: 13 cm
✓ Height: 21 cm
✓ Marble base: 35 x 13 cm
✓ Weight: 6,000 KG !
Mint condition
Description
Art Deco Bronze ‘Paolina Borghese’
Art Deco bronze ‘Paolina Borghese’ – after Canova’s Venus Victrix
Depicting Pauline Bonaparte (second sister of Napoleon Bonaparte)
Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Victrix (“Venus Victorious”) is a semi-nude life-size reclining neo-Classical portrait sculpture by the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova. Reviving the ancient Roman artistic traditions of portrayals of mortal individuals in the guise of the gods, and of the beautiful female form reclining on a couch (as most often seen in reclining portrayals of Hermaphroditi), it was commissioned by Pauline Bonaparte’s husband Camillo Borghese.
This bronze after Canova’s marble sculpture bears the signature of Castirios (anno 1930)
Exceptional : this is a heavy weight full bronze
✓ Length : 35 cm
✓ Width: 13 cm
✓ Height: 21 cm
✓ Marble base: 35 x 13 cm
✓ Weight: 6,000 KG !
Mint condition
