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€ 8.000 - 12.000
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€ 9.540
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h bronzo cm 24,8; base cm 29,5x10x5,5
gilded bronze winged dragon, trapped between the front legs of the patinated bronze horse ridden by Saint George, dressed in military clothing and helmet, ready to stab the dragon with his spear. The dragon possibly associated, marble plinth base of later period.
gilded bronze winged dragon, trapped between the front legs of the patinated bronze horse ridden by Saint George, dressed in military clothing and helmet, ready to stab the dragon with his spear. The dragon possibly associated, marble plinth base of later period.
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 8 July 1993, lot 59
Literature
Reference bibliography:
J. Pope-Hennessy, "Some bronze Statuettes by Francesco Fanelli" in Essays on Italian Sculpture, New York and London 1968, pp. 166-171 e pp. 223-224 (notes);
A. Radcliffe e P. Thornton, "John Evelyn's Cabinet" in Connoisseur, vol. 197, n. 794, april 1978, pp. 254-262;
M. Leithe-Jasper e P. Wengraf, European Bronzes of the Quentin Collection, The Quentin Foundation, 2004, pp. 31-53 and 194-213.
J. Pope-Hennessy, "Some bronze Statuettes by Francesco Fanelli" in Essays on Italian Sculpture, New York and London 1968, pp. 166-171 e pp. 223-224 (notes);
A. Radcliffe e P. Thornton, "John Evelyn's Cabinet" in Connoisseur, vol. 197, n. 794, april 1978, pp. 254-262;
M. Leithe-Jasper e P. Wengraf, European Bronzes of the Quentin Collection, The Quentin Foundation, 2004, pp. 31-53 and 194-213.
Specialist Notes
Francesco Fanelli (Florence 1577-Paris ? c. 1663) was active in Genoa and then mainly in England. He worked until 1642 at the court of Charles I, receiving a pension in 1635 as “sculptor of the King.” Most of his activity at court was as a sculptor of valuable collectible bronzes and small sculptures, portraitist and decorator of gardens with fountains and nymphaea. The subject of St. George fighting the dragon is recurrent in his production. The many variations on the theme are all of similar size and composition (see the gilded bronze group preserved in Ferrara, Palazzo Schifanoia, and the bronze group in Bath, Holburne of Menstrie Museum, inv. c 900)
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