Nude Female Figure Holding a Conch Shell – Bronze Sculpture by Danese Cattaneo

Description

Condition: This sculpture is in perfect conditionBronze Dimensions with Marble Base: Height 30″ X Width 8″Marble Dimensions: Diameter 7″Height without base:27″Weight:23 LBSInventory:68B17012786Original or Reproduction: Reproduction
This is a fine venetian bronze figure attributed to Danese cattaneo from the mid-16th century and the price is very low for such a famous artist like this one.

A late 19th century bronze figure of a goddesscast after a model by Danese Cattaneo (Italian, circa 1509-1572),

cast after a model by Danese Cattaneo (Italian, circa 1509-1572), the nude female holding a conch shell aloft in her left hand, on naturalistic base, 30″high , raised on a black marble socle

Cattaneo was also famous as a poet, he wrote “Dell’amor di Marfisa” for the marriage of the Duke Cybo-Malaspina of Massa-Carrara.