Description: Figure in Bronze, Evening Shadow, Edited by The Museo Guarnacci in the 1950's. 14.5”in height with the base in black granite. Museum production, some later variations of this exist, this one circa 1950s to 60s, high quality original museum production. Excellent quality. About "Evening Shadow" : The sculpture, showing obvious similarities with modern sculptures, belongs to a codified and figurative tradition: its elongated form needs to be understood within a devotional context. There have been many interpretations of this sculpture representing a young boy. The “Ombra della Sera” could be the personification of either of the Etruscan symbols for the positive and negative aspects of the world beyond: Lari and Lemuri or Tage, a young Etruscan deity with the appearance of a boy and the wisdom of an old man. More recently however, it is generally thought that the boy represents a fertility god. Support for this is found in an understanding of Volterran culture based on the agriculture and a closer look at the artwork in this context. In the Italic and Roman world propitious rites of fertility included offerings to the land. Sacred images were frequently thrust into the ground to protect the fruits of the Earth. It is for this purpose that this tall, young god was probably made. Diego Giacometti was inspired by this style of sculptures.
Price: 199 USD
Location: Seattle, Washington
End Time: 2024-11-24T18:27:11.000Z
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Size: Medium
Color: Black
Material: Bronze
Subject: Figures & Portraits
Brand: Unbranded
Type: Statue
Customized: No
Era: Mid 20th Century (1941-1969)
Item Height: 14.5”
Packaging: Unboxed
Style: Etruscan
Theme: Art
Time Period Manufactured: 1950-60’s
Country/Region of Manufacture: Italy
Finish: Bronze
Item Width: 2 in
Item Weight: 2 lb
