An Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble statue of a girl and her dog, signed G.M. BENZONI. F.A. 1861. ROMA.

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A sensational and extremely high quality Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble statue of a girl and her dog, signed G.M. BENZONI. F.A. 1861. ROMA. The sculpture is titled “La Riconoscenza” which translates to “Gratitude". The masterfully... — Read More

Item # 9248
H: 28.5 in L: 12.5 in D: 16.25 in
H: 72 cm L: 32 cm D: 41 cm
Italy
19th Century
Marble/Stone
Louis XVI st. Read More

(Louis XVI st.) - Also known as Louis Seize, Louis XVI's style is a style of architecture, furniture, decoration, and art created during Louis XVI’s 19-year reign in France, just before the French Revolution. Thought to be a reaction and juxtaposition to the prior more elaborate styles, Louis XVI style developed at the end of the Baroque Period and continued until the birth of French Neoclassicism. King Louis XVI showed little enthusiasm for the old world styles of the Baroque Period and he sought out a create a new “beau ideal” that focused on the purity and grandeur of Ancient Romans and Greeks. Inspired by Ancient Roman architecture and art, distinct features of the Louis XVI style are linear lines, small repeated motifs, floral medallions hanging from ribbons, acanthus leaves, urns, dolphins, ram, and lion heads, and griffins. Greco-Roman elements, often used in earlier and later French styles, were also quick common and included fluted and twisted columns, Caryathids, and corbels.

Giovanni Maria Benzoni Read More

Giovanni Maria Benzoni (1809, Songavazzo-1873, Rome). A 19th century Italian master sculptor. Benzoni attended the Saint Luc Academy in Rome and was a student of Giuseppe Fabri. His works were renowned as the highest quality and he produced pieces for Popes Gregorio XIV and Pio IX, the emperor of Russia, the Sultan of Turkey and the Royals of Italy and Holland. In 1861 he was charged by the Papal Government to exhibit in the International Exhibition of Fine Arts in Anversa. That exhibition was organized by the Royal Society to encourage the fine arts. All the nations with their greatest masters and masterpieces were invited. G.M. Benzoni, a representative of the Italian art, was able to be on top of the charge given by Pope Pio IX, of which he gained his praise, because of the varied works Benzoni did for him, among them his noteworthy portrait of the Pope dated 1860. Bezoni's participation at that event confirmed his international fame. In the “Salon d’Anvers” catalogue of 1861, all the sculptures made by Benzoni and exhibited in that event are listed among the masterpieces of the most important masters of the nineteenth century . Benzoni's most recognized works were "Innocence Protected by Fidelity", "Young Girl Watching a Butterfly" and "Gratitude".

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