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Circle of Andrea di Piero Ferrucci — Circle of Andrea di Piero Ferrucci, Italian, Florence, First Quarter 16th Century
Circle of Andrea di Piero Ferrucci

Circle of Andrea di Piero Ferrucci, Italian, Florence, First Quarter 16th Century

This marble relief from early 16th-century Florence represents the refined sculptural tradition of the Italian Renaissance, created within the workshop circle of Andrea di Piero Ferrucci, a prominent Florentine sculptor. The work demonstrates the period's characteristic attention to classical forms and naturalistic detail, carved in marble that has been mounted on an ebonized wood base added at a later date. The attribution to Ferrucci's circle rather than to the master himself suggests the collaborative nature of Renaissance workshop production, where multiple artisans contributed to works under a master sculptor's direction and style.

Medium
marble, on a later ebonized wood base

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The Vision of Aso O. Tavitian | Master Paintings & Sculpture

February 7, 2025

Estimate: $60,000$80,000

Lot 1009

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Circle of Andrea di Piero Ferrucci, Circle of Andrea di Piero Ferrucci, Italian, Florence, First Quarter 16th Century

This marble relief from early 16th-century Florence represents the refined sculptural tradition of the Italian Renaissance, created within the workshop circle of Andrea di Piero Ferrucci, a prominent Florentine sculptor. The work demonstrates the period's characteristic attention to classical forms and naturalistic detail, carved in marble that has been mounted on an ebonized wood base added at a later date. The attribution to Ferrucci's circle rather than to the master himself suggests the collaborative nature of Renaissance workshop production, where multiple artisans contributed to works under a master sculptor's direction and style.

Medium
marble, on a later ebonized wood base
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Marble, Classical Influence, Florentine, Sculpture, Devotional, Religious Subject Matter, High Renaissance, Italian, 16th Century, Renaissance