ITALIAN SCHOOL CIRCA 1800 AFTER THE ANTIQUE The Elderly Furietti Centaur Bronze with brown patina Worn patina, the left front paw damaged, the right rear paw detached from the base and restorations to the base. and restorations to the base. on a cherry red Italian marble base H. 4.2 cm Related work : -Aristaeus and Papias of Aphrodisias, Furietti Centaurs, grey-black marble, H. 156 cm, Rome, Capitoline Museum Capitoline Museum The famous Furietti Centaurs, ancient marbles discovered during excavations at the Villa Adriana in 1736 by Giuseppe Alessandro Furietti were kept in his private collection in the Palazzo di Montecitorio. Montecitorio. They were then acquired by Pope Clement XIII, who installed them in the Museo del Capitoline Museum. The most beautiful examples of this model were cast by Righetti and Zoffoli and were highly prized by 18th-century collectors. Other editions were produced throughout the throughout the 19th century. Expert: Lacroix-Jeannest sculpture et collections H: 19.5 cm with base