Italian White Marble Sculpture Of Roman Emperor, Grand Tour Period, First Half Of XIX C.( 40cm)

Beautiful white marble sculpture of emperor or famous legionary of ancient Rome. Period: first half of the 19th century.

Artistic products of this kind were produced during the era of the grand tour, in which adventurous and refined French, English and German characters ventured into the Italian peninsula for hunger for artistic and landscape beauties and to broaden the gaze on classical culture and the ancient arts of Italian cities.

40 cm high.

The object suffered a visible blow in the center of the shield, which was summarily restored in the 20th century. A new restoration would make the defect almost invisible.

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