Bronze Horses , XVII Century
After Francesco Fanelli
(Italian, Florence 1577- after 1642)
A pair of bronze models of rearing horses, cast as opposing pendant pairs, each with raised forelegs, flowing mane and tail and dark brown patination, mounted on later ebonised wood bases.
Provenance:
Galleria Duse, Brescia, 1980s
Private Collection, France
The model relates closely to the small-scale rearing horses associated with Francesco Fanelli, the Florentine born sculptor who later worked in England at the court of Charles I.
Several casts of the type are known, including examples produced in reverse, which is particularly relevant to this opposing pair.
The treatment of the head, flowing mane and raised forelegs are characteristic of Fanelli’s equestrian bronzes, while the compact scale reflects the taste for highly finished small scale bronzes in the first half of the 17th century.
(Italian, Florence 1577- after 1642)
A pair of bronze models of rearing horses, cast as opposing pendant pairs, each with raised forelegs, flowing mane and tail and dark brown patination, mounted on later ebonised wood bases.
Provenance:
Galleria Duse, Brescia, 1980s
Private Collection, France
The model relates closely to the small-scale rearing horses associated with Francesco Fanelli, the Florentine born sculptor who later worked in England at the court of Charles I.
Several casts of the type are known, including examples produced in reverse, which is particularly relevant to this opposing pair.
The treatment of the head, flowing mane and raised forelegs are characteristic of Fanelli’s equestrian bronzes, while the compact scale reflects the taste for highly finished small scale bronzes in the first half of the 17th century.