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French school of the second half of the 19th century,
After Michelangelo Buonarroti, known as Michelangelo (1475-1564).
Lorenzo II de' Medici (1492-1519), Duke of Urbino, known as the Magnificent.
Finely chiseled bronze proof with a beautiful nuanced brown patina.
Intaglio signature of the founder Ferdinand Barbedienne.
Late 19th century.
Height 40 cm
Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892), primarily known for his bronze foundry, joined forces in 1838 with the mechanic Achille Collas (1795-1859), inventor of the bronze reproduction process and art objects.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
U. Baldini, The Complete Opera of Michelangelo the Sculptor, Milan, 1973, pp. 102-104, nos. 33 and 36.
The life-size marble sculpture was created by Michelangelo between 1525 and 1534 to adorn the central section of the tombs of Lorenzo and Giuliano de' Medici (Florence, Church of San Lorenzo).
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