C. Sauvage after Praxitèle, Diane de Gabies, Early 1800s, Bronze

Description

Proof in bronze with brown patina signed Sauvage, replica of the Roman marble sculpture from the time of Emperor Tiberius, … more Proof in bronze with brown patina signed Sauvage, replica of the Roman marble sculpture from the time of Emperor Tiberius, attributed to Praxiteles and discovered during excavations in 1792 in Gabies, Italy, and kept in the Louvre Museum.
Artemis, goddess of hunting and nature, is wearing a short chiton with wide sleeves. The deity is represented as she goes to fasten her cloak, offered by the faithful: her right hand holds a fibula and brings a flap up to her chest. This movement makes the collar of the chiton slip, exposing her left shoulder.
His head is slightly turned to the right but his gaze is vague. Her wavy hair is held back by a headband tied at the top of her neck and forms a bun.
The work is signed on the trunk "Réduction de l'antique Sauvage V.E.B". Charles Gabriel Lemire dit Sauvage (1741-1827) was a French sculptor, who exhibited in Paris from 1808 to 1819. He won a medal in 1808.
Diane de Gabies is a charismatic work whose neoclassical Greco-Roman style brings grace and elegance.

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Period : Beginning of XIXth century
Very good condition.
Neatly sent.

Dimensions :
Height : 43 cm
Width : 13 cm
Depth : 12 cm
Weight : 5.4 kg less