FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE OF 'VENUS AFTER THE BATH', AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA
MID 18TH CENTURY, FROM A 16TH CENTURY MODEL
£800
Auction: 6 July 2016 at 11:00 BST
Description
dark brown patina, the figure kneeling on her right knee, on a rocky ground and square base, raised on a leaf tip case gilt bronze plinth
Dimensions
31.5cm high
Footnote
Provenance:
Property of a Titled Gentleman
Note:
Giambologna made a variety of models depicting 'Venus After The Bath' including a standing version, as in the example held at The Wallace Collection, and another with her arms raised, as seen at the Victoria & Albert Museum. Antonio Susini, who worked in Giambologna's studio also made various copies of this subject. Increasingly popular from the mid 18th century, this French cast model was produced sometime in the third quarter of that century.