"Saint Peter"
Entourage of Jean de Boulogne, known as
Giambologna (Douai, 1529 – Florence, 1608)
Bronze and terracotta sculpture
Period: 2nd half of the 16th century
H. 85 x W. 35 x D. 30 (cm.)
Excellent condition
A rare late-Renaissance bronze sculpture, entirely modeled and finished in patinated terracotta.
It depicts a highly hieratic image of Saint Peter, standing and worked in the round with impressive realism.
The author shapes a work of extreme artistic level, managing to highlight a perfect combination of great strength and unsurpassed stylistic elegance. The dark and severe face of the Saint reaches the highest points of sculptural art and decisively stands out from the infinite folds of his garments, which are astonishing for their lightness and fine movement.
The work, which embodies all the characteristics of the most representative Mannerist sculpture, is attributed to the excellent production of the famous Flemish sculptor Jean de Boulogne, Italianized as "Giambologna" (Douai, 1529 – Florence, 1608), and was certainly created by an artist from his circle.
The sculpture, missing its right arm, is in very good condition with a very solid structure thanks to its bronze parts.
Giambologna, pseudonym of Jean de Boulogne, (Douai, 1529 – Florence, August 13, 1608) was a Flemish sculptor particularly active in Florence.
Born in Flanders (today in France) in 1529, still very young, he arrived in Rome in 1550 to study ancient statues and the works of contemporary masters, especially those of Michelangelo.
Giambologna remained in Rome for only a couple of years, spent largely in practice, creating numerous terracotta and wax models, always maintaining within his language the connection with the great Florentine master.
He perhaps never met Michelangelo in person, but his art impressed him so much as to push him to emulation and then to surpass his models. The immense art of Buonarroti always constituted the point of reference with which to measure himself, but without limiting himself to passive imitation. In his works, there is a strong propensity for dynamism in the figures, clearly inspired by Michelangelo, but Giambologna became the most important Mannerist sculptor in Florence for the originality of his production, made up of marble statues and bronzes of various sizes. His works managed to capture the taste and appreciation of demanding patrons and great connoisseurs, such as those gathered around the Medici court in Florence.
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