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Vintage Composite Marble The Gaddi Torso Hellenic 20th Century
About the Item
This is a beautifully sculpted composite marble torso after the Gaddi torso.
The original is displayed in the Classical sculpture room of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, and is a Hellenistic sculpture of the 2nd Century BC.
The attention to detail throughout the piece is second to none and the figure is extremely lifelike. This high quality bust is made from marble dust or artificial marble.
Condition:
In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 50 cm x Width 46 cm x Depth 23 cm
Weight 16 kg
Dimensions in inches:
Height 1 foot, 8 inches x Width 1 foot, 6 inches x Depth 9 inches
Weight 35.3 lbs
Gaddi Torso - formerly considered to be the torso of a satyr when it was in the Gaddi collection, Florence. The sculpture is now thought to represent a centaur straining against his bonds, a theme that was represented several times in Hellenistic art, as it was an emblem of civilized control of Man's baser nature. The Gaddi Torso remained with the Gaddi heirs until it was sold, still in its untouched fragmentary condition, to Leopold I, Grand Duke of Tuscany in 1778.
The torso was very likely discovered in Rome, according to Giovanni Di Pasquale and Fabrizio Paolucci. It was certainly already in the collections of the Florentine Gaddi family in the early 16th century, when Florentine artists and sculptors knew it. The sculpture appears on a pedestal, among other vestiges of shattered Classical pagan culture, in the Adoration of the Shepherds that was painted in 1515 by the Bolognese painter Amico Aspertini.
Marble dust is combined with cement or synthetic resins to make reconstituted or cultured marble. The appearance of marble can be simulated with faux marbling, a painting technique that imitates the stone's colour patterns.
Our reference: 04927
- Dimensions:Height: 19.69 in (50 cm)Width: 18.12 in (46 cm)Depth: 9.06 in (23 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1950
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- Seller Location:London, GB
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