Giacomo & Giovanni Zoffoli (1731 - 1785 & 1745 - 1805)
Capitoline Flora, late 18th Century
Bronze, lost wax technique
H 34 x W 10 x D 7 cm
H 13,39 x W 3,94 x D 2,76 inch
H 13,39 x W 3,94 x D 2,76 inch
Sculpted by Giacomo and Giovanni Zoffoli, this bronze statuette is a late 18th century reduction interpretation of the original Capitoline Flora which dates back to the Hadrianic period (117 -...
Sculpted by Giacomo and Giovanni Zoffoli, this bronze statuette is a late 18th century reduction interpretation of the original Capitoline Flora which dates back to the Hadrianic period (117 - 138 AD). However, it is still unclear whether it is the copy of an original Greek work or a Roman elaboration of late classic themes. The drapery, whose quality captivated her contemporaries, has been reworked during the Baroque period that making a correct attribution is difficult.