Hercules Baroque Sculpture Stone Italy XVIII Century

Central Italy XVII Century

Baroque sculpture in walnut, central Italy 17th century. The male figure, created to be seen in an elevated position with respect to the observer and originally part of a larger sculptural group, is characterized by wavy hair and beard, right arm brought to the chin while the left in an enveloping position, in the act of to support an object or to cling to some element of support; dressed in a rich drapery that leaves the upper part of the bust and the legs uncovered, one bent and the other stretched out. The volume and plasticity of the body, combined with the sense of movement transmitted by the twist, look to the sculptural production of the Roman Baroque.

Faun-Demon. Female figure with goat legs. Animal skin on her shoulders. Demonic face. She is holding a turtle.

Italy, Half XIX Century

Female statue in white statuary marble, allegorical personification of autumn, Italy mid-19th century. Whole figure dressed in the old fashioned way with gown, headdress of vine leaves and bunches of grapes, the latter also placed along the left side; with his right arm he holds autumn fruits. Resting on a circular base. Small breaks.

Italy, Early XVIII Century

Late Mannerist sculpture in the round walnut depicting a female figure with left hand raised to the bare breast, a reference to motherhood and fertility. Child and part of the coat missing.

The figure of the innkeeper, is carved in the round and painted in polychrome, inserted in a portal carved vine shoots with vine leaves, golden gouache of a later period. The sculpture represents a host in the act of carrying a basket of fruit. The sculpture is well defined with a twist and expressiveness in the face. Shows an influence nordic; it is completely painted in polychrome, is clothed with the purple edges and belt, gold and green basket with branches of black grapes. The portal, which probably added to the end of the XVII century., it is made with vines that twine, creating a time of acute, starting from the two great heads of the baroque and ending in a face of the winged cherub. This part, probably born to a religious subject, is completely golden.