the Bather by Andreini – Michelangelo Buonarroti is back

The sculpture of the day that I propose to you today is the Bather sculpted by Ferdinando Andreini towards the end of the nineteenth century.

Andreini had been a pupil of the sculptor in Florence Ulysses Cambi and owes its fame to the bust of Vittorio Emanuele that he sculpted for the Salone dei Cinquecento in Florence.

The Bather is part of a series of works that Andreini created in the last 25 years of the nineteenth century which had as their theme the unclothed female body.

Belonging to that period, in addition to the Bagnante, the Wood Nymph and Psyche.

The Bather is completely naked but She holds a drapery with both hands that partially covers her bodygiving us a hint of what lies beneath.

He has a face characterized by delicate features, framed by flowing hair cwhich fall softly on her shoulders while she sports a tiara on her head.

Sculpted in white statuary marble from Carrarathe work belongs to a Spanish private collection and is signed on the base F. In rein.

What captures the viewer’s attention in this work is the harmony of the shapes and the sensuality of the young woman’s body with that thin drape like a veil that feels like a second skin.

For now, your Michelangelo Buonarroti bids you farewell and gives you an appointment for the next posts and on social media.

The sculpture of the day that I propose to you today is the Bather sculpted by Ferdinando Andreini towards the end of the nineteenth century.

Andreini had been a pupil of the sculptor Ulisse Cambi in Florence and owes his fame to the bust of Vittorio Emanuele that he sculpted for the Salone de ‘Cinquecento in Florence.

The Bather is part of a series of works that Andreini created in the last 25 years of the nineteenth century which had as their theme the unclothed female body.

Besides the Bather, the Wood Nymph and Psyche belong to that period.

The Bather is completely naked but she holds a drapery with both hands that only partially covers her body, leaving a clear glimpse of what lies beneath her.

She has a face characterized by delicate features framed by flowing hair that falls softly on her shoulders while she sports a tiara on her head.

Sculpted in white Carrara statuary marble, the work belongs to a private Spanish collection and is signed on the base F. E reini.

What captures the viewer’s attention in this work is the harmony of the shapes and the sensuality of the young woman’s body with that thin drape like a veil that seems like a second skin.

For the moment, your Michelangelo Buonarroti greets you and will meet you in future posts and on social media.