Austria 18th Century, Around Balthasar Ferdinand Moll 1717-1785, Charles V As Emperor.
Austria 18th century, around Balthasar Ferdinand MOLL 1717-1785, Charles V as Roman Emperor, bronze with brown and gold patina, presented on a wooden column base painted in imitation of marble.
The most famousmost famous effigies of Charles V (1500-1558), emperor of the HolyGerman Empire, are those created by the Italian sculptor andLeone Leoni (1509-1590), either in profile on medals or as bronzeor in the form of a half-body bronze statue, such as the onein the Prado Museum (inv. no. E000271). Thesmall bronze bust presented here is distinguished by its finely chiselledchasing. It may be of Austrian origin, most likely to the sculptor Balthasar Ferdinand Moll.Balthasar Ferdinand Moll (1717-1785), a pupil of the famous GeorgRaphael Donner, who worked at the Habsburg court in Vienna.Vienna.
The most famousmost famous effigies of Charles V (1500-1558), emperor of the HolyGerman Empire, are those created by the Italian sculptor andLeone Leoni (1509-1590), either in profile on medals or as bronzeor in the form of a half-body bronze statue, such as the onein the Prado Museum (inv. no. E000271). Thesmall bronze bust presented here is distinguished by its finely chiselledchasing. It may be of Austrian origin, most likely to the sculptor Balthasar Ferdinand Moll.Balthasar Ferdinand Moll (1717-1785), a pupil of the famous GeorgRaphael Donner, who worked at the Habsburg court in Vienna.Vienna.
4 500 €
Period: 18th century
Style: Rome and Antic Greece
Condition: Good condition
Material: Bronze
Width: 15
Height: 20
Depth: 10
Reference (ID): 1745182
Availability: In stock
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