Master Sculpture & Works of Art Part II
Master Sculpture & Works of Art Part II
Property of a Private New York Collector
Attributed to Vicenzo Mariotti (1650-1734) Italian, circa 1700
Virgin and Child
Lot Closed
January 28, 08:04 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Private New York Collector
Attributed to Vicenzo Mariotti (1650-1734)
Italian, circa 1700
Virgin and Child
marble, in a later wood frame
framed 25 ¾ by 23 ½ in.; 65.5 by 59.5 cm
unframed 20 ¼ by 16 ½ in.; 51.5 by 42cm.
Joanna Booth, London, until 2007
Little is known of Vicenzo Mariotti, aside from the figures he carved for the Colonnade of St. Peter's, Rome. The present relief has been attributed to him based on stylistic details, including the angle of the Virgin's head and the execution of the clouds and the putti.
This composition is typical of the late Roman Baroque style, which was more restrained than the exuberant Baroque style of Bernini and was influenced by the work of painters such as Carlo Maratti (1625 - 1713) and is indebted to the high Renaissance compositions by Donatello (1386 - 1466).