After the Antique, A bronze figure of Narcissus and the Venus Calipigia


Neapolitan late 19th century, a pair25cm wide, 25cm deep, 61cm high (9 1/2in wide, 9 1/2in deep, 24in high) and 62cm high, (2)
|The figure of Narcissus is after the Roman bronze original excavated from Pompeii in 1862, now in the Museo Nazionale, Naples. Like many important discoveries from Pompeii, the figure was widely copied during the Grand Tour. A version cast by M.Amodio, Naples was sold by Christie's, London, From the Collection of King George I of the Hellenes, 24-25 January 2007, lot 592.The figure of Venus Calipigia, also known as the Aphrodite Kallipygos or the Callipygian Venus is after a Roman marble from around 1st century BC, now in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples. The figure was widely copied during the Grand Tour including Jean-Jacques Clérion in 1686, whose sculpture was sent to Versailles. Another copy was made by François Barois during his residence at the French Academy in Rome between 1683-86.