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EXPIRANT CHRIST - Attributed to the VENETIAN FOUNDRY OF PIETRO TACCA (Carrara, 1577-Florence, 1640), Large Corpus Christi in patinated bronze Expiring Christ of large dimensions and spectacular patina consistent with its dating entirely made of patinated bronze. Measurements: 50 cm from head to toe, and 44 cm from hand to hand. (Carrara, 1577-Florence, 1640). Italian sculptor. He trains with Giambologna of whom he is an assistant. Upon the master's death he finished the works that he had left unfinished, among them the equestrian statue of Philip III in the Plaza Mayor in Madrid, and succeeded him as sculptor of the Medici court. He is the most eminent follower of his master and the best of the Florentine sculptors of the first half of the 17th century. His most famous figures are the four bronze slaves at the base of the monument to Ferdinand i de' Medici in Livorno, dated between 1615 and 1624 and characterized by a fresh realism. In 1627 he created the fountains in the Annunciation Square in Florence, originally built for Livorno. In them he perceives the emphasis on detail, virtuosity and decoration characteristic of late mannerism. Between 1627 and 1634 he made the gilded bronze statues of Ferdinand I and Cosimo II de' Medici for the princes' chapel in San Lorenzo in Florence. His last great work is the monumental equestrian statue of Philip IV located in front of the Royal Palace of Madrid, made between 1634 and 1640, transferred to Spain and retouched by that of his son Ferdinando. This equestrian portrait is related to those of Giambologna and lacks the baroque impetus of Alessandro Farnese, by Francesco Mochi, and Constantino, by Bernini. He continues the late Mannerist tradition and works bronze better than other materials, which is why the marble statues are usually made by his assistants following his instructions. He builds a sophisticated Giambolognesque mannerist style by introducing some naturalistic element into his works. In the Prado work, ...
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EXPIRANT CHRIST - Attributed to the VENETIAN FOUNDRY OF PIET
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