Lost wax bronze casting.

This beautiful statue is a reduced in scale faithful replica of the gigantic Neptune developed by Giambologna for the city of Bologna, Italy. The Neptune surmounts a fountain, that of Piazza Maggiore, the main square in Bologna. His bronze figure, extending his arms in a lordly gesture towads stilling and controlling the waters, is an early work of the master of Renaissance, who had earlier lost the commision for a fountain of Neptune for the city of Florence.

Material

Bronze

Size

H. 88 cm x L.50 cm

Weight

2,5 kg

CODE

BRM0042

Giambologna renaissance full figure male Neptune Bologna animal greek roman classic myth god