a very beautiful bronze cast with high quality carving: take a good look at the eyes and their expression.
a bust after the antique with a very pretty antique green patina like those practiced in Italy during the great tour, inspired by the patinas of the bronzes discovered in Herculaneum or Pompeii.
the face on this bust is treated with great wit and that would be Emperor Vitellius.
the eighth Roman Emperor.
this beautiful bronze bust dates from the 19th century and the marble base is posterior.
the patina is superb.
the marble base is of a greenish gray color which matches perfectly with the bust.
a very beautiful bronze by Vitellius, inspired by ancient bronzes.
dimensions:
total height 29 cm, height of the base only 9.5 cm.
the base of the plinth measures 13 cm by 13 cm.
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