Italian Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture Statue “Narcissus” after Antiquity

GRAND TOUR MODEL AFTER ANTIQUITY Naples, Italy (19th Century) "The Callipygian Venus" Sand-cast and patinated bronze signed foundry mark in the base "Fonderia Artistica Sommer Nap...

GRAND TOUR Italian, 19th century Bust of Julius Caesar Patinated and pigmented sand-cast bronze over Violet Breche marble socle unsigned Item # 212WHZ09P A finely cast and beau...

GRAND TOUR Italian School Pair of Busts, "Homer" & "Pseudo-Seneca", after Antiquity Patinated bronze mounted on solid marble plinths cast by Chiurazzi, Naples circa 1880 each sealed with foundry cachet on shoulder Item # 304KUV24Y A rare and exciting pair of Grand Tour busts after Antiquity, each is executed in bronze and finished in a Herculaneum black patina with hints of verde in the underlying surface by the foundry of J. Chiurazzi of Naples. Foundry seals are located on their shoulders verso. The first is a fine cast of Homer after the marble bust of Antiquity formerly in the Farnese collection and currently in the permanent collection of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. It depicts the aged Greek poet and author of the Illiad and the Odyssey as a bearded man dressed in a tunic with a ribbon holding back his hair while concerned wrinkles line his forehead. His eyes are empty and devoid of anything, the absence alluding to his blindness while the sheer intensity of his spirit overwhelms the viewer. His simple garment are a reminder of his poverty. The second bust known as "Pseudo Seneca" is cast after the original bust of antiquity found in 1754 at Herculaneum in the Villa of the Papyri, the home of Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, father-in-law of Julius Caesar. The estate was buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The bust had been thought to be an image of Lucius Annaeus Seneca - Seneca the Younger - the famous Stoic philosopher and fabulously wealthy advisor to Nero. However, after a titled bust of Seneca...

GRAND TOUR POLYCHROMED BRONZE GROUP OF "TWO FATES" Foundry cachet verso for "R. Bellair & Co, Berlin, Friedrichstr.182" Item # 012JIP09L A good Grand Tour classical bronze group bas...

EDOUARD DROUOT French, 1859-1945 "Decrotteur Arabe" [Arab Shoeshine Boy] Patinated and polychromed bronze signed to the reverse "E. Drouot" in script, sealed with editeur cachet f...

AFTER THE ORIGINAL MODEL BY GERMAIN PILON French, 1525-1590 "Three Graces" Patinated bronze unsigned, no markings cast circa last quarter of the 19th century Item # 308ZEK29Q A...

A 19th century Grand Tour bronze statue of Narcissus. Foundry mark Sommer Napoli engraved on circular plinth. Includes original Victorian er...

Grand Tour patinated bronze statue sculpture of a standing nude Narcissus, on a round base. Measures: 7.25" Height x 3.5" diameter. Dealer: S138XX.

A late 19th century / early 20th century bronze figure of Narcissus, after the Antique, He wears a wreath in his hair and carries a goat skin wine sack and stands on a circular base....

Italian Classical bronze sculpture of Narcissus with a verdigris patina, believed to by Chiurazzi, or a similar foundry, Naples, circa 1900. Narcissus is shown nude except for a pai...

A very good quality Grand Tour patinated bronze figure of Narcissus, dating from the last quarter of the 19th century. Narcissus was a hunter in Greek mythology and he was distinguished for his beauty. This well patinated bronze classical figure...

An Italian 19th century grand tour - Greco Roman bronze sculpture of Narcissus, after the original sculpture excavated in 1862 at Pompeii. The green...