| 66. After Giovanni da Bologna, Italian, 1524-1608
"Fortuna." Inscribed G.de Bologne, the nude goddess striding, her foot alighting on a wheel, with drapery flowing around her body, carrying a cornucopia, her left arm uplifted. Raised on a columnar marble base with bronze relief depicting cherubs personifying the arts. 33" h. total.
1,500/3,000 SOLD: $805.00
The present model is a variation on the celebrated model by Giovanni da Bologne(or Giambologna), conceived as a complement to his famous model of Mercury.
Condition: break in drapery at forearm, surface scuffs and splatters.
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