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Lot 31: GIOVANNI MARIA BENZONI

Est: $25,000 USD - $35,000 USDSold:
Sotheby'sNew York, NY, USOctober 22, 2009

Item Overview

Description

'L'INNOCENZA DIFESA DALLA FEDELTA'
signed G.M. BENZONI F.A.1852 ROMA to the back.

Dimensions

height 32 3/4 in. 83.2 cm

Artist or Maker

Medium

white carrara marble

Literature

Alfonso Panzetta, Nuovo Dizionario degli scultori Italiani dell'ottocento e del primo novecento, G. Canale & C. spa, Borgaro, 2003, fig. 188., p. 145

Notes



The title 'L'Innocenza difesa dalla Fedelta' translates to 'innocence defended by loyalty', where innocence is represented by the young girl holding a floral wreath and loyalty is represented by the dog who pins the snake to the ground, thus defending and protecting the innocent child.

For the identical model by Benzoni which is slightly different in size (82 cm high), see Alfonso Panzetta, Nuovo Dizionario degli scultori Italiani dell'ottocento e del primo novecento, G. Canale & C. spa, Borgaro, 2003, fig. 188., p. 145.

Auction Details

19th Century European Art including Important British Paintings

by
Sotheby's
October 22, 2009, 12:00 PM EST

1334 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10021, US