Lot 153: AN ITALIAN MARBLE FIGURE OF REBECCA

AN ITALIAN MARBLE FIGURE OF REBECCA
BY ORAZIO ANDREONI, ROME, DATED 1890
Signed and dated 'O. Andreoni/Roma 1890'
45¼ in. (115 cm.) high

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Orazio Andreoni exhibited in Turin and Berlin, and carried out many works in the late 19th century which found their way into English and American collections. The present figure of Rebecca follows the popular late 19th century Romantic theme of depicting Old Testament heroines.