Gallant scene with citaredo, early 20th century
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Early 20th century Gallant scene with citaredo White marble and green marble from the Alps, 59 x 48 x 29 cm Signed on the back “G. Abell ”The refined marble group describes the episode in which a citaredo happily intones a song passage, accompanying himself with the lyre. The ecstatic expression of the young woman sitting in front of him, equipped with an elegant fan, contrasts with the melancholy face sculpted on the elaborate seat occupied by the couple, in which Medusa is recognizable, quite casually. Gorgon sister of Steno and Euriale, originally living on the edge of the night, Medusa was a monstrous being with a head covered with snakes. The power to petrify anyone who crossed the su