Soldani, Massimiliano
Record IDcnp00562958
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp00562958
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Biographical Data1656 - 1740
Place of BirthFlorenz
Place of DeathMontevarchi
Last Edit2024-02-08
General Note
Note de regroupement par domaine: Sculpture (730)
Sculpteur
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Bildhauer ; Graveur ; Münzgraveur
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Further Biographical Data1656-1740
1656-1740. Geburtsjahr nach Thieme-Becker 1658
15. Juli 1656-23. Februar 1740
Intellectual ResponsibilityAuteur
Primary Language(s)Italian
ActivityPersonen zu Plastik (13.2p) (sswd)
Bildhauer (gnd)
CountryItalien
Geographic NoteIT (iso3166)
NationalityItaly
Names
HeadingSoldani, Massimiliano
used in: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
used in: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Soldani, Massimiliano
used in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany
used in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany
Variant NameBenzi, Massimiliano
Soldani, Benzi
Soldani-Benzi, Massimiliano
Benzi, Massimiliano Soldani-
Sources
Found in"Ein liebhaber der gemähl und virtuosen..." : Fürst Johann Adam I. Andreas von Liechtenstein (1657-1712) : Quellenband mit beigelegter CD-ROM / Herbert Haupt, 2012. — VIAF : Bibliothèque nationale d'Allemagne : Soldani, Massimiliano, 1656-1740 - http://viaf.org/viaf/307168138 (2015-07-02). — LoC-NA, Thieme-Becker
In this subject taken from ancient Greco-Roman mythology, the beautiful hunter Adonis, mortally wounded by a wild boar, is mourned by his lover Venus, goddess of love. The tragedy is rendered with great delicacy and concentrates on the intimate moment of the last farewell. Heightened emotion is imaginatively conveyed by the turbulence of the fluttering drapery and the inherent instability of the angle at which the body rests. Superb craftsmanship in the final chasing of the surface creates rich textures and details. The composition often parallels with the artist's "Dead Christ Mourned by the Virgin" (Walters 54.1066). Soldani, who was employed by the Medici court in Florence, often designed elaborate bases for his works. This exceptional example features detailing with a hunting motif and an inscription in Latin, reading "Through love, I may resurrect," alluding to the transformation of the blood of the dying Adonis into red anemones.
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