Attributed to Wilhelm Hopfgarten
( German, Attributed to 1779 - 1860 )
Laocoon et ses fils
Attributed to Benjamin Ludwig Jollage
( German, Attributed to 1781 - 1837 )
Laocoon et ses fils
LOT DETAILS
Materials:
gilded bronze
Size Notes:
overall
Description:
Condition:
bronze and four silver relief decorated with gilded bronze pedestal, resting on a white marble base
Literature:
REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHIQUES A. Gonzales-Palacios, Il Gusto dei Principi. Arte de corte del XVII e del XVIII secolo, Milan, 1993, p. 268, fig. 533 ; E. di Majo, B. Jørnaes, S. Susinno, Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), scultore danese a Roma, cat. exp., Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Rome, 1989, pp. 219-221, n° 81 et 82 ; S. Grandesso, Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), Milan, 2015, pp. 102, 138 et 253.
Provenance:
Vente Christie's à New York, le 24 septembre 1998, lot 227; Semenzato, Venise, décembre 1998; Luigi Colasanti, Rome, 2009..
