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Triumph of Galatea. Capodimonte manufactory, first half of the 19th century.

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White glazed ceramic depicting the Triumph of Galatea. The nymph is depicted on a chariot in the shape of a shell, pulled by three dolphins with the features of sea monsters; drapery encircles her body, while with raised hands she holds a cloth swollen by the sea breeze, aided by a mermaid behind her. Also participating in the scene are a pair of cupids, one riding one of the dolphins while the other is leaning on Galatea's legs, and a sea deity who is blowing into a shell. The figures rest on top of a base worked to emulate the waves of the sea, while the lower part is finished with a frame decorated with leaf motifs. A specimen identical in subject and very close in size is known through the ministerial catalog card where it is listed as a work of the Capodimonte manufactory from the first half of the 19th century . The sculptural group from a private collection, mutilated in some details, is catalogued as The Birth of Venus, while in our opinion it should more correctly be identified as The Triumph of Galatea. This subject had a great fortune starting with the famous fresco painted by Raphael Sanzio in 1512 for the Villa Farnesina in Rome, being requested and treated numerous times in the following centuries. Our pottery refers to an iconographic strand that became popular from the 17th century onward, with the nymph lying on the shell, framed by fluttering drapery and accompanied by figures, especially the male figure using the shell as if it were a wind instrument. The most pertinent match seems to be with a painting by Domenichino, known through an engraving from the first half of the 19th century by Auguste Jean Baptiste Marie Branchard. In fact, the composition is punctually taken up in our sculpture, albeit lightened by some characters for obvious practical reasons in making the pottery. While several pictorial specimens are in fact known as variations on the theme, it is more difficult to find sculptural examples that refer to this representational typology, which was instead tackled by the Capodimonte manufactory by licensing several works, albeit with some slight modifications, such as the addition of the floral motif to decorate the base.
  • Creator:
    Capodimonte (Manufacturer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 20.87 in (53 cm)Width: 25.6 in (65 cm)Depth: 10.63 in (27 cm)
  • Style:
    Other (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1800s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Milano, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1721240349092

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