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A chiselled, polished and varnished bronze sculpture depicti…
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A chiselled, polished and varnished bronze sculpture depicti…
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Estimate €3,000 - €5,000
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Description
A chiselled, polished and varnished bronze sculpture depicting Atlas supporting the world. It stands on a moulded, blackened wooden plinth inlaid with red marble.
Italy. Late 17th century.
H_40 cm
(The globe is missing).
Atlas bears the celestial vault upon his shoulders: this is the punishment ZEUS inflicted upon him for taking part in the Titans’ revolt. A later tradition portrays Atlas as an astronomer, deified for having taught mankind the laws of the heavens. Thus, Homer credits him with the invention of the celestial sphere and the first geometric representation of the apparent movements of the stars.
Expert: Stéphane Pepe - Expert: Stéphane PEPE
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