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Antony and Cleopatra
(16th century)
Medium
marble
Measurements
42.3 × 47.3 × 14.7 cm (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1948
Gallery location
16th & 17th Century Gallery - Painting and Sculpture
Mezzanine linked to Level 1, NGV International
About this work
This carved marble panel was intended as a section of decorative scheme for a private Renaissance home. Interestingly, the figures of Antony and Cleopatra are treated as significant sculptures in their own right, reflecting the growing culture of connoisseurship. It is one of eight reliefs of Classical heroes and heroines inspired by Antiquity attributed to Gianmaria Mosca, a leading sculptor of the late sixteenth century. Mosca was born in Padua but worked in nearby Venice, where he became renowned for his skill in carving thin, semi-transparent layers of marble. His reliefs were celebrated and copied across Europe.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Italy
Accession Number
704-D4
Department
International Sculpture
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited