"Gilt Bronze Seal 'cherub', Signed Luca Madrassi (1848-1919)"
Gilt bronze seal carved with a pensive cherub, signed on the base "FN Madrassi" for Luca Madrassi (1848-1919). Seal Virgin.
Late 19th century.
Dimensions: H 8.5 x W 4/5.5 x D 5 cm
Luca Madrassi (1848-1919) was a Franco-Italian sculptor renowned for his allegorical and mythological works. Born in Tricesimo, Italy, he studied in Rome before joining the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he was a pupil of Pierre-Jules Cavelier and worked in the studio of Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse. Between 1876 and 1880, Madrassi collaborated with Gustave Doré, influencing his style.
He exhibited at the Salon of the Society of French Artists from 1879, receiving several honorable mentions and a medal in 1896 for his work Noël. Naturalized French in 1890, he became a member of this society and also participated in the Salon of the National Society of Fine Arts. His creations included busts, statuettes, and objets d'art, often inspired by Clodion and Carrier-Belleuse. He collaborated with the Boulenger factory in Choisy-le-Roi, notably on a neo-rocaille fountain presented at the Universal Exhibition.
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