Treasures of California & Beyond Fine Auction
Sun, Sep 22, 2024 02:00PM EDT
Lot 112
Bronze Sculptures, 'Day and Night' after Michelangelo
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
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Bronze Sculptures, 'Day and Night' after Michelangelo
Pair Bronze Sculptures, 'Day and Night' after Michelangelo
After the original marble sculptures, 'Day and Night' made for the tomb of Giuliano de Medici in the Sagrestia Nuova in the Basilica de San Lorenzo, Florence.
Unsigned
Each 22in (56cm) h. 31in (79cm)
Approximately 40lbs each Sculpture
Michelangelo translated poetry into marble, sculpting his famed allegorical works denoting Night, and Day, At turns languid and wrought with emotion, these sculptures show an artist keenly aware of the passage of time and the destruction of human life that follows in its wake.
From the estate of a San Francisco collector
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