Costantino Barbella, Art Nouveau Ebrezza Sculpture, 1912, Bronze

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Wonderful art nouveau "ebrezza" bronze sculpture of a woman lying on a bed of roses.
it bears at the base … Read more Wonderful art nouveau "ebrezza" bronze sculpture of a woman lying on a bed of roses.
it bears at the base the signature barbella and the wording “rome palm sunday 31 iii 1912”
brand of the fond foundry. “art. Laganà napoli”

this artwork, never before on the market, comes from an important european private collection

every item of our gallery, upon request, is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by sabrina egidi official expert in italian furniture for the chamber of commerce of rome and for the rome civil courts.

costantino barbella (january 31, 1853, in chieti – december 5, 1925) was an italian sculptor, known as il michetti della scultura.

he began his career by modeling terracotta figurines for churches and nativity scenes (presepe).
in 1872, francesco paolo michetti encouraged him to use stipend from the province to study at the istituto di belle arti in naples.
he studied there with stanislao lista.
he was famous in creating small terracotta and bronze statuary, much of it depicting country folk dancing or in animated movement.
he also made a few portraits, including of pope leo xiii.
his work was exhibited throughout europe, commonly winning awards.
he was named cavaliere dell' order of leopold ii of belgium, honorary professor of the istituto reale di belle arti in naples, and honorary academician at the istituto di belle arti di bologna.

among his students was argentinian sculptor lola mora.

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