Michele Amodio(Italy)
MICHELE AMODIO, Sculpture. Bronze. Signed.
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MICHELE AMODIO, Sculpture. Bronze. Signed.
"Narcissus". With text: "M. Amodio Napoli". Height 60 cm (including wood base 71 cm).
Some patina rubbed off. Minor scattered scratchmarks. Minor wear and surface dirt.
Literature
Harold Berman, "Bronzes - Sculptors & Founders 1800-1930", 1980, Volume IV, compare catalogue no 340A, p. 893 (ill. of another copy).
More information
The original of the Narcissus was discovered in 1862 in a house in Pompeii. It became a very popular Grand Tour souvenir during the second half of the 19th och 20th century. It has been made in different sizes and bronze patina from green to brown.
