Cesare Lapini

CESARE LAPINI (Italy, 1848 - ca. 1910).
"Danza dei Friori", Florence, late 19th century.
White marble.
Signed, dated and located on the base.
Measurements: 223 cm (with pedestal).

A delicate lady, who could be the Roman goddess of spring, has been transfigured in this Belle Epoque sculpture in an image whose beauty seems to have been subtracted from the course of events. Her eternal pulse, however, coexists with her roots to a place and a time. The slender canon, agile and sensual, follows the ideals of beauty of Antiquity. Likewise, the carver skillfully reinterprets the technique of wet drapery, so that the fine fabric adheres to the body modeling it while draping naturally where the limbs fold in graceful gestures.
Cesare Lapini was an Italian sculptor, active mainly in Florence. Lapini sculpted both small marbles and larger works. Many of his subjects were female. Among his works are "Surprise", a young woman surprised while undressing; "Il primo bacio"; "Quanto ti voglio bene", "Non lo credo"; "Fior del pensiero"; "La serenata" and "Amore del mare".