Lot 440
A Fine French Bronze Group of "Aeneas Taking Leave of Dido", after Jean-Baptiste Germain (French, 1841-1910), late 19th c., signature inscribed on right top surface of base, title incised on front molding, extensive remains of gilding, height 36 in., diameter 15 in., on a 4-inch-high Rouge Royale marble rotary base (stamped "déposé C.K." on the central bearing); together with a cylindrical giallo antico marble pedestal, molded capital and plinth, height 32 in., diameter 20 in., height of ensemble 72 in. Note: The exceptionally detailed and sensitive modeling of this monumental group, together with its masterly chasing, combine to create an intensely poignant image of this famous scene from Virgil's Aeneid, in which Aeneas' sense of mission, for the foundry of Rome, causes him to abandon his love for the Queen of Carthage.
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