Sculpture "Leda", artificial marble
Sculpture "Leda", artificial marble
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artificial marble | patinated | height 30.5 cm
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Sculpture "Leda", artificial marble
Giuseppe Bessi calls his seated sculpture "Leda", after the beautiful daughter of Theseus, who approached Zeus, the father of the gods, as a white swan. The sculpture was cast by hand in polymer-bonded alabaster and given a silky-matt glossy patina. Height 30.5 cm.
About Giuseppe Bessi
Born in 1857 in Volterra, Tuscany, Giuseppe Bessi quickly rose from being a universally respected sculptor to director of the art academy. In Volterra, he taught "Figure and Sculpture" for many years. Since the Tuscan city is also the home of alabaster, Bessi found here the ideal environment for his diverse creations. Many of his objects are now exhibited in museums and part of private collections all over the world.
Marble powder is polymer-bonded. Artificial marble is characterised by a fine white surface that appears very similar to marble.
A plastic work of sculptural art made of wood, stone, ivory, bronze or other metals.
While sculptures from wood, ivory or stone are made directly from the block of material, in bronze casting a working model is prepared at first. Usually, it is made of clay or other easily mouldable materials.
The prime time of sculpture after the Greek and Roman antiquity was the Renaissance. Impressionism gave a new impulse to the sculptural arts. Contemporary artists such as Jorg Immendorf, Andora, and Markus Lupertz also enriched sculptures with outstanding works.