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An Exceptional Carved Marble Vase By Aristide Petrilli of Florence
An Exceptional Carved Marble Vase By Aristide Petrilli of Florence
Dimensions: H: 18 in / 46 cm | Dia: 10 in / 24 cm
An Exceptional Carved Marble Vase
By Aristide Petrilli of Florence
The ovoid shape of the marble vase inspired by Greco-Roman urns, carved in low relief with exceptional skill depicting mythological scenes populated with robed women surrounded by floral garlands, flowing grapevines, bacchanalian satyrs and whimsical cherubs, under the ancient Greek inscriptions bearing salutary greetings, "in wine lies the good life," and wishes for a happy life. Signed 'Gal Prof / A Petrilli' and 'Firenze.'
Italian, circa 1900
Aristide Petrilli (b. 1868 - 1930?)
Petrilli an celebrated Italian sculptor, born in Tivoli and a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence. Working mostly in Florence, he ran a successful studio at via Serragli. He was an exhibitor at the Paris 1900 exposition universelle where he presented a statue of Joan of Arc, and his celebrated group of Wrestling Bacchantes completed for the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair is now at the Sunken Gardens of Hearst Castle, San Simeon, California.
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