LEOPOLDO VANELLI (Italian b. 1748). Danzatrice di Canova, Late 18th-19th Century. Carrara marble. 18-1/2 inches (47.0 cm...

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LEOPOLDO VANELLI (Italian b. 1748)
Danzatrice di Canova, Late 18th-19th Century
Carrara marble
18-1/2 inches (47.0 cm) high, excluding base
Signed on side: Leopoldo Vanelli Scultore
Titled on side: Danzatrice di Canova
Inscribed verso: Carrara

In the manner of Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757-1822) by a well-known follower, depicting the bust of a young dancer, her head turned to her left, her wavy hair bound in a high chignon, loose curls framing her face and the nape of her neck, crowned with a twisted fillet of flowers, on a socle base

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