Personification of the River Nile, Giovanni Volpato, ca. 1785–95
Personification of the River Nile, ca. 1785–95, Italian, Rome, Hard-paste biscuit porcelain, Overall (confirmed): 11 7/8 × 23 1/8 × 11 5/8 in. ( × × cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, Giovanni Volpato (Italian, Bassano 1732–1803 Rome), In 1785 Giovanni Volpato established a manufactory in Rome for the production of biscuit-porcelain sculpture. This group personifying the river Nile was the most ambitious work made at Volpato's factory, as well as the most expensive, as shown by a surviving price list
Size: 5200px × 3568px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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