Null Jean de BOLOGNE (Douai, 1529 - Florence, 1608), after a model of
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Jean de BOLOGNE (Douai, 1529 - Florence, 1608), after a model of Bird hunters or birders Two patinated bronzes on a stepped oval base Late 17th century. Height: 25 cm; Width: 17 cm (birds reported) Note. This model can be compared, with slight variations, to one of the most famous and original subjects created by the sculptor Jean de Bologne known as Giambologna (Douai, 1529 - Florence, 1608) at the end of the 16th century, a copy of which, attributed to Antonio Susini (1558-1624), is notably preserved in the Louvre Museum (inventory number OA 9946).

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Jean de BOLOGNE (Douai, 1529 - Florence, 1608), after a model of Bird hunters or birders Two patinated bronzes on a stepped oval base Late 17th century. Height: 25 cm; Width: 17 cm (birds reported) Note. This model can be compared, with slight variations, to one of the most famous and original subjects created by the sculptor Jean de Bologne known as Giambologna (Douai, 1529 - Florence, 1608) at the end of the 16th century, a copy of which, attributed to Antonio Susini (1558-1624), is notably preserved in the Louvre Museum (inventory number OA 9946).

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Lombard school; XVI century. "The beheading of the Baptist". Oil on canvas. Relined. Measurements: 50 x 65 cm; 58 x 72 cm (frame). The Lombard school is within the Italian painting, a rarity because it does not present the characteristics that unify others such as the Roman or Venetian. Thus, within this northern school several sub-schools can be distinguished, centered in the cities of Milan, Genoa, Piedmont, Bologna, Cremona, Modena, Ferrara and Parma. However, the term Lombard school is often identified with the Milanese school. In this particular case the work follows the models established by Bernardino Luini (1481 - Milan, 1532), who produced several versions of the same subject, as attested by the works in the Uffizi Gallery (Florence) and the painting in the Prado Museum (Madrid). According to tradition, Salome, a woman of great beauty, danced for her stepfather, who enthusiastically offered to grant her the prize she wished. Then the young woman asked, following her mother's instructions, for the Baptist's head, which was given to her "on a silver platter". This biblical story has often been depicted in painting, as it offers the possibility of depicting exotic settings and half-naked women without abandoning the biblical repertoire, although it is not about this particular work. Salome was a princess, daughter of Herod Philip and Herodias, and stepdaughter of Herod Antipas, related to the death of St. John the Baptist in a story told in the New Testament (Matthew and Mark). Herodias, wife of Herod Philip, married in a scandalous way with the half-brother of this one, Herod Antipas, which provoked a war, since Herod Antipas had repudiated for it his previous wife, daughter of the Nabataean monarch. The attitude of the new marriage was very criticized by the people, since it was considered sinful, and one of those who most denounced it was John the Baptist, for which he was arrested, although Herod did not dare to execute him for fear of the popular wrath. According to tradition, Salome, a woman of great beauty, danced for her stepfather, and he enthusiastically offered to grant her the prize she desired. Then the young woman asked, following her mother's instructions, for the Baptist's head, which was given to her "on a silver platter".

Estim. 300 - 500 EUR

Flying Mercury After a model by Giambologna (1529-1608). Large cast-iron sculpture with brown patina depicting Mercury holding a caduceus in his left hand and propelled through the air by the breath of Zephyr. He is wearing a winged petascus, with his right arm and index finger pointing skyward. The piece rests on a circular molded base. Italy. Second half of the 19th century. H_81.5 cm The caduceus is missing. Our Flying Mercury is inspired by the one created in 1580 by Jean de Bologne, to decorate the fountain in the loggia of the Villa Medici in Rome. It is currently in the collections of the Bargello Museum in Florence.

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

[BILLARDON DE SAUVIGNY (Louis-Edme)]. Racconti orientali dell'idioma tedesco nell'italiana favella recati. Bologna: A San Tommaso d'Aquino, 1771. - In-8, 181 x 117 : iv, 127 pp. Half brown calf, spine ribbed, speckled edges (19th century binding, spine rebound). The only Italian edition of this collection of 62 oriental tales presented as the work of a certain "Amed Ben Mohamed", translated from the German by Francesco Mugliorini. In fact, this is the Italian translation of the Apologues orientaux published in Paris in 1764, written by playwright, librettist, poet and polygrapher Louis-Edme Billardon de Sauvigny (1736?-1812) under the pseudonym Amed Ben Mohamed. The edition features a handsome intaglio title vignette and initials. Minor light spotting. Restoration to the top of the title and to the edge of folio D8. Bound in suite: - La filosofia di un turco A 81. Code, A 3. Penne D'Airone A 2. Spennacchi, E A 1. Collana di Smeraldi. Constantinopoli, 1780 - 62 pp. First edition of the Italian translation of the work attributed to the Dalmatian writer and adventurer Stjepan Zanović (1751-1786) entitled in French La Poésie et la philosophie d'un turc à 81 queues, à 3 plumes de héron, à 2 aigrettes et à 1 collier d'émeraudes. It first appeared in 1779, or 1775 according to some sources, but no physical copies to that date seem to have been actually recorded. Published under the false address of "Constantinopoli", this Italian edition is said to have been printed in Florence by Giovanni Battista Stecchi or, according to other sources, in Venice (cf. Parenti, Dizionario dei luoghi di stampa, p. 70). - Amusemens à la grecque. Copenhagen: Pierre Steinmann, 1768. - (1 f.), 190 pp. and (1 f.). Complete collection of this periodical published in 24 issues from April to September 1767. Published anonymously, it is thought to have been written entirely by Nicolas-Jacques-André Yanssens Descampeaux (1732-1795), a native of Rouen who was one of Prince Frederick's teachers until 1771. Apart from 5 verse pieces, each issue includes a prose essay or story on various subjects such as sublunar eclipses, the study of languages, the coronation of kings, unjust treatment of sex, Chinese gardens, the philosopher's stone, etc. This periodical would have taken over from another entitled Amusemens littéraires. The epithet "à la grecque" refers to a fashionable hairstyle and announces the humorous tone of the publication. (cf. Dictionnaire des journaux 1600-1789, edited by Jean Sgard, Paris, Universitas, 1991: notice 92). The last issue is a second printing, with the word "Fin" printed on page 190. The rare first issue is marked "Fin de la première demie année" ("End of the first half-year"). - Lettere scritte da Donna di Senno e di spirito per ammaestramento del suo amante. Venize: Antonio Graziosi, 1764. - 71 pp. New edition of this rare book first published in 1737. It contains twelve anonymous letters sent by a lady to her lover, younger and less experienced in life. This cultured and refined lady offers us a delightful fresco of 18th-century customs. The author tells her naïve reader the most hidden secrets of the feminine world, revealing, with a hint of malice, all the tricks that women devise to deceive and trap men. Some brown spots. Copy in 19th-century binding, but with the spine rebound and modern in imitation, with a title-piece stamped "Variétés amusantes". Wormholes in the middle of the volume, mainly affecting the Amusemens à la grecque leaves, with damage to the text, and in the lower margin of the last leaves of the volume, without damage to the text.

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