"Bronze Sculpture "neapolitan Dancer" Francisque Duret "
François-Joseph known as Francisque DURET (1804-1865).Late 19th century period.
Bronze prints with brown patina: "The Young Fisherman Dancing the Tarantella".
Signed intaglio on the terrace.
Bronze height 54cm.
Circular marble base. Total Height: 57 cm
French sculptor, Francisque Duret (Paris, 1804-1865) draws on classical antiquity perceived through the Florentine Renaissance. Son of the sculptor François-Joseph Duret, he entered the School of Fine Arts in 1818 and won the Prix de Rome in 1823. It was during a trip to Naples that he imagined one of his bronzes the most famous, “Young fisherman dancing the tarantella” which was exhibited at the Salon of 1833 (Louvre Museum). Bibliography:
"The bronzes of the 19th century" by Pierre Kjellberg, Éditions de L'amateur (model shown on page 305)
Related work:
Francisque Duret, Neapolitan dancer, bronze, H. 43 cm, Montauban, Ingres Bourdelle museum, inv. MI.881.21.10;
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