"Bonze D After Antique The Dancer By Titeux "
According to the Ancient Greek, the Dancer of Titeux, bronze subject with brown patina resting on a pretty octagonal base in red and black marble Quality work from the 19th century after the famous subject discovered in 1846 on the Acropolis of Athens, one of the rare sculptures in movement made in the 4th century BC Her drapery serves as both a coat but also a veil, the dance step is perceptible thanks to the movement of the outstretched foot, the drapery is placed on her body and allows a glimpse of her forms. The workshop of Benedetto Boschetti, in Rome, was known for making Copes after the Antique in marble or bronze. Our statue certainly comes from this workshop in view of its quality and patina.