ORAZIO MARINALI (1643-1720)
Hercules
White marble bust
Wear and small restorations
Height: 97 cm including pedestal height 22 cm
Related literature:
Claudia Caramanna, Fabio Zonta, Marinali illustri bassanesi, Artistica Bassano, 2021.
This bust of Hercules in white marble was given to the Venetian sculptor Orazio Marinali by Professor Thomas Montanari. Introduced to sculpture at a very young age by his father, a wood sculptor, Orazio was sent to Venice to begin his artistic training, which he completed
in Rome in 1675 with Josse de Corte (1627-1679). If at first, Orazio Marinali operated in collaboration with his two brothers Angelo (Bassano 1654-Vicenza 1720) and Francesco (Bassano 1647- around 1717), he was quickly recognized as being the most talented of the three, and affirmed his independence. artistic in 1684. We can stylistically compare our bust to the Judgment of Paris group dating from the 1680s and preserved in the Thiene Palace in Vicenza.
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