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Filippo Tagliolini (Fogliano 1745 - Naples 1809) Two biscuit busts, Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea, Naples, late 18th/early 19th century

Depicting Zeus Ammon and Scipio on spool-shaped pedestals.
The small busts are part of a series of thirty-two miniature versions of the bronzes discovered in 1753 in the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum, currently on display at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. Height: 13 cm. References:
Angela Caròla-Perrotti, "The Porcelains of the Bourbons of Naples, Capodimonte and the Royal Factory Ferdinandea, 1743 - 1806," Naples 1986, pp. 510-522
Alvar Gonzàlez-Palacios, "The Sculptor Filippo Tagliolini and the Porcelain of Naples," Turin 1988, no. 45, pp. 167-168
altezza cm 13
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Bibliografia di riferimento:
Angela Caròla-Perrotti, "Le Porcellane dei Borbone di Napoli, Capodimonte e Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea, 1743 - 1806", Napoli 1986, pp. 510-522
Alvar Gonzàlez-Palacios, "Lo scultore Filippo Tagliolini e la porcellana di Napoli", Torino 1988, n. 45, pp. 167-168
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