Marble Fishing Net Statue

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Marble fishing net statue.

Stunning 18th century sculpture contains a net carved from a single block of marble inside sansevero chapel museum in naples you can find one particular sculpture with a very striking feature. The reference is naturally to the virtuoso work on the net which amazed famous eighteenth and nineteenth century travellers and continues to astound tourists today. Original mid century carved stone marble sculpture fish statue on base sunfish. Every piece of this incredible sculpture is carved out of marble including the carefully crafted knots in the draping net wrapped around the large figure of a fisherman.

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In his book istoria dello studio di napoli 1753 54 giangiuseppe origlia rightly defines this marble stone statue as the last and most trying test to which sculpture can aspire the reference is naturally to the virtuoso work on the net which amazed famous eighteenth and nineteenth century travelers and continues to astound. One of the museum s main attractions is an 18 th century sculpture with a marble net that looks so realistic. Make offer carved marble vintage abstract goose modernist mid century modern art sculpture signed 1984 glenn heath soapstone hippo modern statue figurine 6 195 00. In his istoria dello studio di napoli 1753 54 giangiuseppe origlia rightly defines this statue as the last and most trying test to which sculpture in marble can aspire.

Known as the baroque movement this shift toward an ornate over the top aesthetic is evident in both the art and architecture of the time with master of materials gian lorenzo bernini at the forefront.