"Bronze Sculpture"
Bronze and memory.
Proud, poised, timeless: this Renaissance-style knight in patinated bronze — signed Macola Venezia — is a remarkable expression of the historicist and commemorative taste that shaped Italian decorative arts in the mid-19th century.
Inspired by the great equestrian monuments of the Renaissance, from Donatello’s Gattamelata to Verrocchio’s Colleoni, the figure impresses with its powerful composition and refined detailing: engraved armor, ornate tack, curled mane, and monumental stance.
Cast between 1840 and 1860 and mounted on an elegant base of Alpine green marble, this sculpture reflects the craftsmanship of pre-unification Venetian workshops, capable of reinterpreting the past with erudition and artisanal excellence.
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