Antinous Mondragon Marble

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Antinous mondragon marble. Prevalent in ancient and contemporary art alike marble artworks have a prominent place in many major art movements and are among some of the most famous sculptures in the world. Evaluate the marble for its artistic merit. Whether it has come from an office block in central new york city or been reclaimed from an apartment in tennessee it s unique. The antinous mondragone is a 0 95 m high marble example of the iconographic type of the deified antinous of c.

Modern marble is simpler and slicker while vintage marble tends to offer more opulent marbling and ornate colors. Hobbyzeal s collection of marbles reveals some secrets on how to identify antique marbles for your collection. 130 ce type white marble height 95 city paris museum louvrethe antinous mondragone is a unique colossal 0 95 m high marble example of the iconographic type of the deified antinous. Olde good things salvaged marble slabs also come with a story of their own.

This is a very subjective measurement because particular qualities of a marble are valued differently by individual collectors. Sculptured arts studio specialise in making the finest exact copies of marble sculpture originals for the home and garden. The antinous mondragone is a unique colossal 0 95 m high marble example of the iconographic type of the deified antinous of c. It can be identified as him from the striated eyebrows full lips sombre expression and the head s twist down and to the right reminiscent of that of the lemnian athena whilst its smooth skin and elaborate centre parted hair mirror those of hellenistic.

U fremont ne 68025 phone 402 721 1960 single pontil navarre tranistion marbles for sale. A document from 1501 refers to a massive barely begun statue a certain man of marble named david badly blocked out and laid on its back in the courtyard the stone was a leftover from a long running decorative project. Usa display case company po box 627 valley ne 68064 0627 or 687 county rd. It can be identified as him from the striated eyebrows full lips sombre expression and the head s twist down and to the right reminiscent of that of the lemnian athena whilst its smooth skin and elaborate centre parted hair mirror those of hellenistic images of dionysus.

Sculpture title antinous mondragone artist year c. Today these vintage marbles are collected rather than played with. Throughout art history sculptors have experimented with an eclectic range of mediums.