Valentino Besarel Sculptures

This outstanding 19th-century Italian carved lime wood sculpture of a bearded troubadour playing the mandolin was carved by the famous Italian woodcarver, Valentino Panciera Besarel (1829-1902). Valentino Panciera Besarel. was born in the province of Belluno, but became a household name in Venice, where he studied design at the Academy of Fine Arts. His work was widely known throughout Europe, and he flourished in figurative sculpture. In fact, he is considered one of the leading figures in the field of Venetian Neo-Renaissance Revival. His works are displayed in national exhibitions in Florence, Milan, and Vienna. Having earned notoriety, gold medals, and success, he was commissioned to create works for the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII), the Czar of Russia...

An exhibition-quality carved figure by Valentino Panciera Besarel Of near life-sized proportions, in carved Italian Walnut, the figure representing a pageboy, his features and flowing hair carved in exquisite detail alongside his romanticised Cinquecento garb consisting of a patterned doublet with chainmail underneath and long puffed sleeves, his carved belt slung around his waist with a65.5 bag and his pointed boots imitating the softly creased leather; his arms outstretched and presenting a large tray with heraldic relief carving. Standing on an octagonal shaped base od bois noirci with inset panels of faux marble. The circular plinth signed by the artist "V. Besarel Venezia." Venetian, circa 1870 Valentino Besarel (1829-1902) Born in Zoldo, near Bellune, home town of the great carver of the Seventeenth Century, Andrea Brustolon he was encouraged by his father to study under Professor Federici , and worked as a carver for a noted architect Guiseppe Segusini. Later, he received private commissions, and in 1861 his trade card listed amongst his clients Edward, Prince of Wales, the British Consul, Layard, and the King of Italy. He exhibited at the 1878 Paris Universelle Exposition, and won a Gold Medal. The churches of Este and Conselve, near Padua possess many groups of saints executed by him. Literature: Benezit, Emmanuel. Benezit Dictionary of Artists. [S.l.]: Grund,France, 1976. Ericani, Giuliana, and Anna Maria Spiazzi. Scultura lignea...