19th Century European Art
19th Century European Art
ORAZIO ANDREONI | VEILED VESTAL VIRGIN
Auction Closed
May 22, 03:43 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
ORAZIO ANDREONI
ITALIAN
fl. 1880-1900
VEILED VESTAL VIRGIN
signed: Studio O, Andreoni/ Roma.
marble
height of sculpture 36in.; 91.5cm.; height of the green marble pedestal 36¾ in.; 93.5cm.
Based in Rome, Andreoni sent his works for exhibition to Glasgow (1888) and Berlin (1892) and is believed to have been active for a time in America. This exposure established his international reputation.
He specialised in historical and biblical subjects and his expertise with the chisel is evident here in the virtuoso handling of veil, delicately falling over the figure's body.
RELATED LITERATURE
Alfonso Panzetta, Nuovo dizionario degli scultori italiani, Turin, 2003, vol. I, p.30