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solcattus · 7 months

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Nymph, late 19th century

By A. Batacchi

#art #fine art #beauty #italian art #italian sculptor #sculpture #nymph aesthetic #marble #marble sculpture #marble statue #aesthetic #classical art #women #european art #19th century art

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fashionlandscapeblog · 1 year

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Fausto Melotti

I Sette Savi, 1960

#fausto melotti #sculpture #midcentury modern #modernist art #modernism #italian sculptor

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wgm-beautiful-world · 1 year

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Pyramid of sixty figures carved from a single piece of Carrara marble (The Fall of the Rebel Angels) - It is located in the Palazzo Leoni Montanari - Gallerie d'Italia by Padovan sculptor Agostino Fasolato. Vicenza, ITALY

#pyramid of sixty figures #carrara marble #the fall of the rebel angels #located #palazzo leoni montanari #gallerie d'italia #padovan #italian sculptor #agostino fasolato #vicenza #italy #italia #europe #europa

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lamarchesacasati · 11 months

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Prince Paolo Petrovich Troubetzkoy (Italian 1866-1938), Bronze Sculpture Marchesa Luisa Casati with Greyhound, 1914.

Prince Paolo Petrovich Troubetzkoy was an artist and a sculptor who was described by George Bernard Shaw as "the most astonishing sculptor of modern times".

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pagansphinx · 6 months

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Domenico Guidi (Italian • Andromeda and the Sea Monster • 1694 • Marble • Commissioned by Francesco II, Duke of Mantua and Reggio • Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

#art #sculpture #dominico guidi #marble sculpture #17th century sculpture #italian sculptor #mythological sculpture #metropolitan museum of art #sculpture group #pagan sphinx art blog #art details

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de-mykel · 6 months

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Arnaldo Pomodoro. Asse del Movimento 1 [ Axis of Movement], 1983.

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#arnaldo pomodoro #sculpture #bronze sculpture #geometric art #italian sculptor

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vox-anglosphere · 3 months

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Queen Victoria commissioned this bust for Albert's birthday in 1855

#Queen Victoria #Prince Albert #Italian sculptor #birthday gift #marble sculpture #brf #House of Hanover #monarchy #1855 #Victorian era #Carlo Marochetti #knighthood #craftsmanship

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creart23-blog · 18 days

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Daniele Accossato, "Box" "Cage" and Pallet series...

Daniele Accossato was born in 1987 in the province of Turin. At the age of 15, by discovering sculpture, it becomes his preferred language of expression.

Box n. 1 - Amore Rapito, 2015, Jesmonite, wood, rope, bubble wrap

Awarded in 2011 “Premio Nazionale delle Arti”, Finalist, Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli, he was finalist in 2012 of the “Concorso Antonio Canova II”, obtaining the “Academy Pride” of the Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti Torino.

Box n. 6, 2021 Jesmonite, wood, rope, bubble wrap, metal oxides

About his series "Box" and "Cage" Daniele Accossato reinterprets the works, bound, gagged, locked in narrow containers, ready to be stored for shipping.

Cage n. 1 - Ala Nike di Samotracia, 2017 Jesmonite, wood

This artistic approach does not reside so much in the sculptural subject, reduced to an archetype, as in its “frame”, the container.

Pallet n. 1, 2022, Jesmonite, wood, rope, tape, oxides

The sculptures displayed in their transport containers, crates or wooden cages are both confining and protective, but reduce the work to a commodity.

Pallet n. 1, 2022, back

A “thing” that will be shipped, transported, sold then resold and retransported,

Box n. 3 - Venere, 2015 Gypsum, wood, lost & found

with this contradiction: is it really possible that art is also a commodity? Is art as such free from any compromise?

#Italian Sculptor

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francorebel · 1 year

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Questa opera sembra vivere l'attimo in cui viene immortalato un gesto. Le sue sculture sono in legno di tiglio.

This work seems to live in the moment in which a gesture is immortalized. His sculptures are made of linden wood.

#Peter Demetz #sculpture #italian sculptor

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charlesreeza · 2 years

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Saint Martin Divides His Cloak with a Poor Man, marble, early 17th century, by Pietro Bernini (father of Gian Lorenzo Bernini) from the pediment of the entrance to the Certosa di San Marino, Naples

Photo by Charles Reeza

#marble sculpture #Italian sculptor #fine art #Catholic legends #Napoli #Italy #dangerous radical socialist christianity

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solcattus · 7 months

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Lyda Borelli, 1920

By Pietro Canonica

#art #sculpture #italian sculptor #italian art #classical art #classical sculpture #women #beauty #aesthetic #european art #european sculpture

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thedepartmentofdiscoveries · 1 year

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‘Il Disinganno aka The Release from Deception' (1754) by Francesco Queirolo.

For centuries, sculptors around the world have adopted marble as their medium of choice. In order to both illustrate marble's carving capabilities and showcase their own sculpting skills, these artists often select subjects that require a certain level of expertise. These challenging motifs include anatomical details, dynamic drapery, and, in the case of Il Disinganno, delicate netting. Every piece of this incredible sculpture is carved out of marble, including the carefully crafted knots in the draping net wrapped around the large figure of a fisherman.

Il Disinganno, also known as The Release from Deception, was crafted by Genoese artist Francesco Queirolo in the 18th century. Widely regarded as his pièce de résistance, this sculpture has solidified Queirolo's legacy as one of Italy's leading 18th-century artists.

The Release from Deception:

The Release from Deception depicts a scene that is both biblical and allegorical. It features two subjects: an angel and a fisherman. The angel stands on a globe as he untangles the man from a net and floats above exquisite drapery.

BIBLICAL MEANING:

According to the Museo Capella Sansevero (“Sansevero Chapel Museum”) the net symbolizes sin. As the angel sets the man free, he rids him of his wrongdoings and introduces him to the Bible, which rests at his feet. In order to emphasize the idea of liberation, Queirolo adorned the open pages of the book with a Latin passage that reads: “I will break thy chain, the chain of the darkness and long night of which thou art a slave so that thou might not be condemned with this world.”

SECULAR SYMBOLISM:

In addition to religious undertones, the sculpture incorporates secular symbols. For example, the flame on the angel's head represents human intellect, while the globe signifies worldly passions. These elements coincide with Raimondo’s dedication to his father, which explores the idea of “human fragility, which cannot know great virtues without vice.”

According to the museum, the sculpture also appears to denote aspects of freemasonry—a fraternal organization. The Bible, for example, serves a dual purpose, as an open book is one of the three “great lights” of Masonry. Similarly, the concept of light and dark—explored by the aforementioned biblical passage—”appears to be a clear reference to Masonic initiation, where those being initiated would enter wearing a ritual blindfold to open their eyes to the new light of the Truth.”

The Marble Net:

While its symbolism is compelling, it is The Release from Deception‘s sculptural details—namely, its exquisitely carved net—that has captivated viewers for centuries. Though, at first glance, this structure appears to be composed of intertwined rope, a closer look reveals that the open-mesh material is made entirely from a single block of marble.

It reportedly took Queirolo seven years to fabricate this marble net, which he crafted without a workshop, apprentice, or other form of external assistance. The Sansevero Chapel Museum notes that this is because even the most specialized sculptors “refused to touch the delicate net in case it broke into pieces in their hands.”

The Sansevero Chapel:

Queirolo completed The Release from Deception in 1754. It was commissioned by Raimondo di Sangro, an Italian nobleman, and was intended to adorn the recently reconstructed Sansevero Chapel in Naples.

Built by John Francesco di Sangro in the late 16th century, the chapel became a family burial site in 1613. To memorialize those laid to rest on site, living family members would commission contemporary sculptors to design tributes to the dead. The Release from Deception was created to honor Raimondo's father: Antonio di Sangro, the Duke of Torremaggiore.

Other Masterpieces in the Sansevero Chapel:

Believe it or not, The Release from Deception is not the only highlight of the Sansevero Chapel. Within its walls are 30 other works of art, including two prominent pieces: The Veiled Christ (1753) by Giuseppe Sanmartino and The Veiled Truth (1750) by Antonio Corradini.

#18th century #marble sculpture #the release from deception #Francesco Queirolo #Il Disinganno #biblical #allegorical #angel #fisherman #fisherman's net #italian artist #italian sculptor #1754 #sansevero chapel museum #naples #italy #naples italy

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wgm-beautiful-world · 1 year

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Seated marble figures of Plato and Socrates by the italian sculptor Piccarelli, Academy of Athens, GREECE

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streetsofdublin · 1 year

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SPHERE WITHIN A SPHERE

Arnaldo Pomodoro (born 23 June 1926) is an Italian sculptor. He was born in Morciano, Romagna, and lives and works in Milan. His brother, Giò Pomodoro (1930–2002) was also a sculptor.