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Sculpture by Orazio Marinali, 1700 circa
Orazio Marinali
(Bassano 1643 – Vicenza 1720)
Early 18th century
Cherubs playing with a bird
(Allegory of the Air?)
marble, 39 x 62 x 22 cm
Orazio Marinali
(Bassano 1643 – Vicenza 1720)
Early 18th century
Cherubs playing with a bird
(Allegory of the Air?)
marble, 39 x 62 x 22 cm
Entry by Dr Monica De Vincenti
The group depicts two Cherubs contending for a bird and is clearly attributable to Orazio Marinali. The subject is linked to Roman classic era and had a great fortune from Renaissance – and in 17th and 18th century most of all – both in sacred and in profane paintings and sculpture: a variety of children figures were used for decorative, but also for allegorical purposes. A not clear meaning is shown in our marble bust as well: it could represent a simple childish playful quarrel or an allegory instead, due to the presence of the bird, a representation of Air. […]
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Jan Claudius De Cock (1667 – 1735)
Jan Claudius De Cock (1667 – 1735)
Netherlands, 1705-10 circa
A white marble bust of a young black moor
27 cm high
1,00€Jan Claudius De Cock (1667 – 1735)
Netherlands, 1705-10 circa
A white marble bust of a young black moor 27 cm high
Comparative literature:
J Leeuwenberg, W. Halsema-Kubes, Beeldhouwkunst in het Rijksmuseum, Catalogus, The Hague, Amsterdam, 1973, n° 339a
H. Bussers, La Sculpture au siecle de Rubens, Musees Royaux, Brussels, 1977, p. 38, n° 5 -
Venetian mid 18th century sculptures
A pair of Venetian mid 18th century
Blackmoor and Turkish
in gilded and lacquered wood
50 cm high
A pair of Venetian mid 18th century
Blackmoor and Turkish
in gilded and lacquered wood
50 cm high
Reference literature:
C. Santini, Le lacche dei veneziani, oggetti d’uso quotidiano nella Venezia del Settecento, Modena, 2003, pp. 244-245, fig. 234 e pp. 252-253, fig. 242
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Michele Fabris, called Ongaro
Michele Fabris, called Ongaro
(Bratislava, 1644 circa – Venice, 1684)
Bust of philosopher (Democritus?), 1680-1684
Carrara marble, 36,5 cm high (with base)
Michele Fabris, called Ongaro
(Bratislava, 1644 circa – Venice, 1684)
Bust of philosopher (Democritus?), 1680-1684
Carrara marble, 36,5 cm high (with base)
Entry by Dr Simone Guerriero