ASTA 107 - Glittica Sessione Unica
venerdì 22 aprile 2022 ore 15:00 (UTC +00:00)
A transparent glass impression. Theseus and the Centaur after Canova, by Pichler. 19th century.
A transparent glass impression. Theseus and the Centaur after Canova, by Pichler.
19th century.
This cast is taken from a sardonic intaglio engraved by Luigi Pichler, depicting Theseus fighting with the Centaur, inspired by Canova’s marble sculpture group (Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum). Grand Tour Era.
Parallel: L.P. P. Stefanelli, La Collezione Paoletti, vol. 2, p. 59 n. 380.
28 x 34 x 5 mm.