Lot 193
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AN ITALIAN BRONZE EQUESTRIAN GROUP OF THE GATTAMELATA MONUMENT
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AN ITALIAN BRONZE EQUESTRIAN GROUP OF THE GATTAMELATA MONUMENT

AFTER DONATELLO, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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AN ITALIAN BRONZE EQUESTRIAN GROUP OF THE GATTAMELATA MONUMENT
AFTER DONATELLO, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Clad in armour set on an ebonised wood plinth
23 ½ in. (60 cm.) high
Special notice
This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage

Lot Essay

The original stands beside the Church of Sant' Antonio in Padua. It was commissioned by the Venetian people to honour Erasmo de Narni, and the statue was completed in 1447. De Narni was only later given the soubriquet of Gattamelata.

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