拍品 466
466
A PAIR OF BRONZE FIGURES OF CENTAURS
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF ROBERT L. AND ELISE F. BURWELL, JR. (LOTS 466 - 469)
A PAIR OF BRONZE FIGURES OF CENTAURS

AFTER THE ANTIQUE, ITALIAN, 18TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF BRONZE FIGURES OF CENTAURS
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, ITALIAN, 18TH CENTURY
One centaur with his right arm raised and his left holding a club, the other with his wrists bound behind his back, both with lion pelts, on associated white marble oval bases with black marble plinths
7¼ in. and 6¼ in. (18.5 cm. and 16 cm.) high; 12 in. and 11 in. (30.5 cm. and 28 cm.) high, overall (2)

拍品专文

The original models for these centaurs were discovered during excavations at Hadrian's Villa in Rome during the 1720s. They were purchased by Cardinal Furietti, whose descendents sold the centaurs to Pope Clement XIII after which they were added to the Capitoline Museum collection.