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Alberto TipaCHRISTMAS1750 ca
1750 ca
$8,317.74
£6,183.28
€7,000
CA$11,441.47
A$12,747.50
CHF 6,723.07
MX$154,542.82
NOK 85,527.19
SEK 79,673.99
DKK 53,329.21
About the Item
CITES Documentation: IT/CE/2023/MI/00454
Exceptional composition with ivory microsculptures and landscape made of semi-precious stones, shells, and small corals in coeval carved and gilded frame.
Tipa family work, Trapani, circa 1750.
The Tipa family, celebrated sculptors and carvers, were famous for creating exquisite and minute works in fine materials such as alabaster, coral, ivory, amber and shell. The workshop, founded by Giuseppe Tipa, reached its peak through his sons Andrea (1725-1766) and Alberto (1732-1783).
Andrea Tipa, a master recognized at the European level, excelled in the "softness and fineness" of his ivory crucifixes and in the working of "incarnate stone," a particular translucent alabaster with reddish veins, typical of the Trapani area. Albert, for his part, specialized in making crucifixes and complex sculptural groups.
Tipa's nativities are distinguished by their use of heterogeneous materials and synthesis of styles: neoclassical taste, with a predilection for ivory, blends harmoniously with the vivid polychromy of Sicilian Baroque.
Andrea Tipa, in addition to monumental sculpture (such as the 1750 statue of Charles III, now lost), distinguished himself for small-scale works of extraordinary quality, including this splendid nativity scene, a testament to the virtuosity and artistic sophistication of the Tipa family.
- Creator:Alberto Tipa (1732 - 1783, Italian)
- Creation Year:1750 ca
- Dimensions:Height: 9.45 in (24 cm)Width: 12.21 in (31 cm)Depth: 3.15 in (8 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Milano, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2802215521762
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