Lot 88
88
A Neapolitan bronze group of the Farnese Bull, on pedestal
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF HALSTED B. VANDER POEL
A Neapolitan bronze group of the Farnese Bull, on pedestal

CAST AFTER THE ANTIQUE BY M. AMODIO, NAPLES, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

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A Neapolitan bronze group of the Farnese Bull, on pedestal
Cast after the Antique by M. Amodio, Naples, Second half 19th Century
The naturalistic base inscribed Amodio Naples, on a conforming bronze plinth and ebonised columnar pedestal
The group: 19½ in. (49.5 cm.) high; The pedestal: 54 in. (137.2 cm.) (2)

Lot Essay

Originally excavated in 1545 at the Baths of Carcalla, the marble group of the Farnese Bull was moved to the Palazzo Farnese in Rome by 1546. In the 1550s the group was restored at the suggestion of Michelangelo and placed in the palace courtyard to serve as a fountain. The popularity of the work was such that in 1662 Louis XIV tried unsuccessfully to purchase the sculpture. By 1826 the work was housed in the Museo Nazionale, Rome.

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