Lot 121
"The Equestrian Monument to Bartolomeo Colleoni", after Andrea del Verrocchio (Florence 1435–1488 Venice), second half 19th century
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Description
Bronze with dark patina, on a stone base. The condottiere in full plate armour with a sallet, his baton of command in his right hand, astride a striding horse with raised left foreleg. A reduction after the equestrian monument in Campo SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, commissioned from Verrocchio in 1480 and completed by Alessandro Leopardi. Horse and rider cast separately. Patina even, rubbed to the croup and the rider's right shoulder. Red-brown deposit to the saddlecloth, right side. Reins detached on one side. Chipping to the front edge of the base, iron fixings corroded. Dimensions of the sculpture approx. 33 × 32.5 × 17 cm, base 3.5 × 28.0 × 14.0 cm.Condition: II - Questions about the lot?
