3706 - Pietro Bazzanti, Bust of Diana

Pietro Bazzanti, Bust of Diana Florence, 19th century, signed on the reverse ‘P. Bazzanti Firenze’, fine Carrara marble, with a wooden plinth; a classical bust of the goddess Diana with her diadem set in her knotted hair, the robe with finely rendered drapery, modelled on an ancient Hellenistic original, which is now on display in the Louvre; mounted on a moulded spandrel, set upon a tall, turned wooden plinth; the shaft tapers on both sides and features circumferential moulded rings and vertical fluting, the lower section also fluted, resting on a square, stepped plinth with flattened spherical feet; the intermediate piece has a glued-in break; otherwise, only the slightest signs of age; height of bust 62 cm, total height 180 cm. Artist information: Pietro Bazzanti (1825-1895), Italian sculptor from Florence, specialising in allegorical and genre-style depictions as well as reproductions of ancient and Renaissance sculptures; he worked in the historic Florentine sculptors’ studio Bazzanti, whose history dates back to 1822; his works are characterised by a classical stylistic language and richly detailed execution. Source: Web Gallery of Art, Galleria Bazzanti, Florence.