J. A. Houdon Bust Bronze France XX Century - Posthumous copy from the first half of the 1900s

Bust of Old Woman Marble Italy XVIII Century

Padua Second Half XVIII Century

Small marble bust placed on a circular base, depicting an old woman with typical physiognomic features; the shoulders are surrounded by a drapery, while the head is covered by a cap. Sculpture can be compared to the inventions of Antonio Bonazza; in particular the pungent and ironic interpretation, the freshness of the passages, the recurrence of tense but not grotesque somatic features, as well as the adoption of engraved orbits, are characteristics of the production licensed by the artist and his atelier. In particular, interesting comparisons are possible with the famous Fattucchiera (Pollastrella) of Villa Widmann in Bagnoli di Sopra (1742). Present small lacks and abrasions, especially in correspondence of the nose; a re-composition affects the base.