Material
Marble
About
Original marble sculpture was done in a Romanesque style. The work is of a soldier with a shield propped at his feet. The work is signed by the artist on the base.
Artist Biography
Pietro Bazzanti specialized in allegorical and genre subjects as well as copies of Antique and Renaissance sculpture. Regarded as one of the most talented sculptors of his day, his studio in Florence became a center for other important sculptors such as Ferdinando Vichi, Cesare Lapini and Guglielmo Pugi. Many of these sculptor's works are inscribed Galleria Bazzanti.
Dimensions
H 25.5 in. x W 8 in. x D 8 in.
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