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Ninfa inghirlandata da Amore (Nymph garlanded by Cupid)
Auction: 12/08/2023 - 12/13/2023
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1822 Rome, Italy - 1892 Rome, Italy. Known for: Sculptor within a family of classlical figure sculptors.
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Italian sculptor, part of a family of sculptors. Four generations of the family lived and worked in the same studio in Rome for some 150 years. The first of the family to occupy this studio was the... Read full biography
Italian sculptor, part of a family of sculptors. Four generations of the family lived and worked in the same studio in Rome for some 150 years. The first of the family to occupy this studio was the sculptor Adamo Tadolini (1788-1868). Born in Bologna, he arrived in the capital in 1814 after wining... Read full biography
Italian sculptor, part of a family of sculptors. Four generations of the family lived and worked in the same studio in Rome for some 150 years. The first of the family to occupy this studio was the sculptor Adamo Tadolini (1788-1868). Born in Bologna, he arrived in the capital in 1814 after wining the Prix de Rome. The success of his early work soon brought him to the attention of Canova who invited him to work in his studio. The family tradition was continued by his eldest son Scipione... Read full biography
Italian sculptor, part of a family of sculptors. Four generations of the family lived and worked in the same studio in Rome for some 150 years. The first of the family to occupy this studio was the sculptor Adamo Tadolini (1788-1868). Born in Bologna, he arrived in the capital in 1814 after wining the Prix de Rome. The success of his early work soon brought him to the attention of Canova who invited him to work in his studio. The family tradition was continued by his eldest son Scipione Tadolini. Trained in his father's studio, he was barely in his twenties when he produced a statue which was to establish his fame, 'Ninfa Pescatrice'. This sensuous and elegant nude set the pattern for much of his future work, combining a classical subject... Read full biography
Italian sculptor, part of a family of sculptors. Four generations of the family lived and worked in the same studio in Rome for some 150 years. The first of the family to occupy this studio was the sculptor Adamo Tadolini (1788-1868). Born in Bologna, he arrived in the capital in 1814 after wining the Prix de Rome. The success of his early work soon brought him to the attention of Canova who invited him to work in his studio. The family tradition was continued by his eldest son Scipione Tadolini. Trained in his father's studio, he was barely in his twenties when he produced a statue which was to establish his fame, 'Ninfa Pescatrice'. This sensuous and elegant nude set the pattern for much of his future work, combining a classical subject matter with the Romantic interpretation of the period. Scipio was overwhelmed with commissions. In addition to innumerable private commis... Read full biography
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Figure of Oriental slave, by tree stump, wearing turban and loosely draped robe
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