Master Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Master Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Property from the Estate of Alexis Gregory, sold to Benefit the Alexis Gregory Foundation
Manner of Canova (Possagno 1757 - 1822 Venice) Italian, Late 18th century
The Entombment
Lot Closed
January 30, 08:56 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Manner of Canova (Possagno 1757 - 1822 Venice)
Italian, Late 18th century
The Entombment
terracotta
9 in. by 9 1/4 in.; 22.9cm by 23.5cm
His sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet London, 22 June 1978, lot 408;
Cyril Humphris, London;
His sale, Sotheby's New York, 10 January 1995, lot 75
While an attribution to Antonio Canova has now been dismissed for this beautiful terracotta, it was originally based on close comparison with other terracotta bozzetti by the sculptor, including the larger Deposition group, now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (56.305) once attributed to the Canova (cf. Praz and Pavanello) but now called "Possibly by Camillo Pacetti (Italian, 1758–1826) circa 1800, formerly catalogued as by Antonio Canova". Note the similar composition and the treatment of musculature on the torso of Christ. The heavy vertical folds in the drapery can also be seen in Canova's figure of 'Mansuetuedine' for the tomb of Pope Clement XIV and the figures for the Titian's monument (cf. Bassi, p. 57, fig. 11 and pp. 93-98, fig.s 69-73).
RELATED LITERATURE:
E. Bassi, Canova, Milan, 1957;
E. Bassi, La Gipsoteca di Possagno, Sculture e Pipinti di Antonio Canova, Venice, 1957;
E. Laragnino, 'Canova e le sue Invensione', Quadernidella Quadrennale Nazionale d'Arte di Rome, Rome, 1974;
Mario Praz and Giuseppe Pavanello, L'Opera Completa del Canova, Milan, 1976, fig. 116