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Antique Italian Grand Tour bronze bust of a horse Protome Carafa By Donatello mounted on siena marble base.
The colossal …
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Antique Italian Grand Tour bronze bust of a horse Protome Carafa By Donatello mounted on siena marble base.
The colossal equine protome is known as Carafa Head or Carafa Horse because it was owned by Diomede Carafa who received it as a gift from Lorenzo De Medici. The head was part of an unfinished equestrian monument to be installed in Naples in honor of Alfonso V of Aragon.
The present example measures 7 7/8" tall x 6 1/4" wide x 3 3/4" deep. Small chip to marble base; scattered wear to bronze.
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- Dimensions
- 6.25ʺW × 3.75ʺD × 7.88ʺH
- Styles
- Grand Tour
- Neoclassical
- Period
- 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- Italy
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Bronze
- Marble
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Black
- Condition Notes
- Chip to marble base; scattered wear to bronze. Chip to marble base; scattered wear to bronze. less
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