GIACOMO MANZÙ 1908-1991 Cardinale seduto 1968-70 Bronze. Work archived as "Variante" by Giulia Manzoni at the 'Fondazione Giacomo Manzù', Aprilia under the number 2/2018. 19.88 x 10.24 x 8.46 in. Recognized as one of the fundamental iconographic themes of the artist's production, the seated Cardinal represents the climax of a research for a stylized form that led Manzù to the elimination of the details of the face and garment, freeing the sculpture of the superfluous and moving it away from any realistic connotation. The result is a solemn image that moves away from the human to get closer to geometric and rigorous shapes. - TAGS: Arte del 900