Luca Madrassi (1848-1919) “diane Aux Bois” Terracotta XIXth Century

Luca Madrassi (1848-1919) Terracotta "Diane the Huntress" Sculpture in natural terracotta, with its original patina, representing Diana in the Woods This large sculpture represents the Goddess sitting on a tree trunk, looking into the distance, one hand raised towards her eyes to protect them from the sun, her dog, his head resting on her leg, stares at her with adoration and watches for her slightest gesture. At his feet, his quiver. The whole rests on a terrace bearing the signature of the sculptor "Luca Madrassi" Paris Luca Madrassi (1848-1919) is a French sculptor of Italian origin Born in Tricesimo in 1848, he began his artistic studies in Rome then continued them in France at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris where he was a student born Pierre Jules Cavelier He then joined Albert-Ernest Carrier Belleuse Between 1876 and 1880 Madrassi was the practitioner of Gustave Doré. This collaboration with 2 artists can explain the analogies between the works of Carrier-Belleuse and Gustave Doré Luca Madrassi exhibited for several years at the Salon de la Société des Artistes Français in Paris from 1879 where he received several medals for his often allegorical works He obtained French nationality and became a member of the Society of French Artists in 1890. He also exhibited at the Salon of the Société Nationale des Beaux Arts in 1896