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The Colossal Statue of the Apennines by Giambologna

Stefano della Bella, Giambologna [Giovanni da Bologna]

The Colossal Statue of the Apennines by Giambologna

1647-1657

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Stefano della Bella, Giambologna [Giovanni da Bologna]

The Colossal Statue of the Apennines by Giambologna

1647-1657

Physical Qualities Etching, Sheet: 249 × 384 mm. (9 13/16 × 15 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Blanche Adler Memorial and Print Funds
Object Number 1976.67.6
Giambologna’s personification of the Apennine Mountains appears to rise from the ground in an organic mass. The statue, located in the Medici gardens at Pratolino in Italy, is embellished with lava and stucco, so that the materials of the earth merge with the sculpted form. Stefano della Bella’s print effectively captures this dialogue between art and nature, using a lightly etched line to suggest both monumentality and fragility.
Printed Sculpture/Sculpted Prints

Inscribed: Recto: below image, lower right, in plate "S.D. Bella" Verso: lower right, in graphite: "8 [in circle]"

Markings: None

Artist

Stefano della Bella

Italian, 1610-1664
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Artist

Giambologna [Giovanni da Bologna]

Flemish, active in Italy, 1529-1608
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