Ancient Bas Relief with Allegory History of Man Copper 1950s-60s

Features

Artwork title:  Allegoria della storia dell'uomo

Age:  20th Century / 1901 - 2000

Subject:  Allegorical/Mythological Subject

Artistic technique:  Volume-Sculpture

Technical specification:  Embossed copper

Description : Allegoria della storia dell'uomo

Bas-relief in embossed copper, mounted on a wooden panel. The large scene is a sort of allegory of the history of man: in the centre, some naked human figures, both male and female, are trying with great effort to turn a large cogwheel, inside which a balance is inscribed; other human figures, with headdresses that refer to different civilizations, observe them. All around, among other cogwheels, there is a mixture, without historical continuity, of buildings and inventions belonging to different periods of human history: we see pile dwellings, classical temples, modern bridges and skyscrapers; oil drilling pylons, planes, the galaxy with its elements and above it an atom; on the right appear dinosaurs, ears of corn and game. At the bottom right is the signature G. Guerinoni, while the name Giuseppe Guerinoni, Borgo Palazzo 43, Bergamo, appears on the back of the wooden panel on which the work is mounted. These data refer to a work created by a member of the Guerinoni d'Averara family of Bergamo, a family of notable fresco artists dating back to the 14th century. One thinks in particular of the work of Luigi Guerinoni known as Guerinù (1912-1991), who created several bas-reliefs in embossed copper, above all for the churches of the Bergamo area and therefore with religious subjects.

Product Condition:
Product in good condition, shows small signs of wear. We try to present the real state as fully as possible with photos. If some details are not clear from the photos, what is reported in the description will prevail.

Frame Size (cm):
Height: 113
Width: 155
Depth: 6

Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 98
Width: 141,5

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