Giovanni Battista Foggini Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Giovanni Battista Foggini Art Value Price Guide

May. 16, 2024
Giovanni Battista Foggini, Three Studies for a Standing Figure
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
These three sheets are studies for one and the same full-length statue, sketched on one sheet of paper, as the matching depiction on the reverse of the sheets shows. They relate to a series of pro-jects contained in the Giornale, Foggini's sketchbook preserved in the Uffizi, probably in-tended for an unrealized monument in memory of Grand Prince Ferdinand (Florence, GDSU, n. 8027 A, in particular fol. 49r, 50r, 52r; see Monaci 1977, cat. 79; fig. 1). The eldest son of Cosimo III, Ferdinand was the destined successor but he died in 1713, before his father and without descendants. His younger brother, Gian Gastone, became Grand Duke in 1723, before dying childless. Tuscany, without an heir from the Medici family, then passed into the hands of Lorraine's family. Grand Prince Ferdinand was usu-ally represented as a war leader, dressed in armor and holding the staff of command, attribute of power (see: the portrait of Niccolò Cassana, c. 1695, Florence, Galleria Palatina).
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
May. 16, 2024
Giovanni Battista Foggini, Study for an Apse
Est: €5,000 - €6,000
Foggini was initially apprenticed to the painter Vincenzo Dandini in Florence, but soon showed a greater inclination for sculpture. In 1673, he was sent by the young Cosimo III to study at the recently founded "Accademia Fiorentina" in Rome. After his return to Florence, he continued to be under the protection of the Medici and was appointed court sculptor in 1687 and soon afterwards court architect of the Grand Duchy. His pupils included Balthasar Permoser, who further developed Foggini's style.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
May. 07, 2024
Giovanni Battista Foggini, Florence 1652 - 1725 Florence, attributed, Study for a vase
Est: €200 - €400
Giovanni Battista Foggini Florence 1652 - 1725 Florence, attributed Study for a vase Pen and ink drawing on paper 27 x 20 cm, with frame 37.5 x 29.5 cm
Tiberius Auctions
Mar. 20, 2024
A pair of French bronze models of The Crouching Ve…
Est: £1,800 - £2,500
A pair of French bronze models of The Crouching Venus and The Arrotino, after Antoine Coysevox (1640-1720) and Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652-1725) and after the Antique, late 19th century, Venus depicted on a naturalistic base, Arrotino modelled grinding a knife on the block before him, each on a marble base, Venus - 41cm high, 28.8cm wide, 17cm deep overall, Arrotino - 34cm high, 28.8cm wide, 17cm deep overall (2)
Roseberys
Feb. 02, 2024
Italian, Doccia, circa 1750, after a Model by Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652-1725)
Est: $60,000 - $90,000
Property from a Swiss Private Collection Italian, Doccia, circa 1750, after a Model by Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652-1725) Dionysus and Ariadne porcelain, on a later white-painted wood base height: 13 ½ in.; 34.5 cm.
Sotheby's
Dec. 01, 2023
Foggini, Giovanni Battista: Merkur mahnt Aeneas zur Abfahrt von Karthago
Est: €3,000 - €4,500
Merkur mahnt Aeneas zur Abfahrt von Karthago. -- Feder in Braun, grauer Stift, verso: Skizzen für ein Altarkreuz, Kartuschen und Nischen. 13,9 x 20,9 cm. Wz. Fragment. -- -- In Virgils Epos verschlägt es Aeneas nach der Flucht aus dem zerstörten Troja nach Karthago an den Hof der Königin Dido. Zwischen den beiden entbrennt eine tiefe Liebe, doch die Götter haben Aeneas ein anderes Schicksal beschieden. Sie senden den Boten Merkur, um den Helden daran zu erinnen, dass er die Gestade Italiens aufsuchen und dort ein neues Reich gründen soll. -- Unser Blatt hält diesen Moment fest und ist eine typische Studie, wie sie der Florentiner Architekt und Bildhauer Giovanni Battista Foggini in Vorbereitung für seine Reliefs und Dekorationen fertigte. Foggini war Hofbildhauer von Cosimo III. de' Medici und wurde 1687 zum Primo Scultore della Casa Serenissima ernannt. Weniger als ein Jahrzehnt später folgte der Titel des Primo Architetto, womit er zwei der prominentesten künstlerischen Posten im Großherzogtum innehatte. Seine facettenreiche Tätigkeit umfasste architektonische und bildhauerische Projekte, aber auch das Entwerfen von Innenaustattungen und kunstgewerblichen Objekten. Diese Spannweite illustriert anschaulich vorliegendes Blatt, das eine mythologische Historie auf der Vorderseite und Entwurfsfragmente für sakrale Objekte und architektonische Zierelemente auf der Rückseite vereint. Laut Kira d’Alburquerque stammt das Blatt wohl aus Fogginis "Skizzenbuch A" von ca. 1722-23, da Foggini auf der Rückseite am unteren Blattrand eine Basis mit angedeutetem Löwenkopf skizzierte, die sich ähnlich auf anderen Blättern dieses aufgelösten Büchleins wiederfindet (E-Mail vom 18. August 2023). D’Alburquerque geht davon aus, dass die Basis für eine Reihe von Bronzestatuetten entstand, die Cosimos Tochter Anna Maria Luisa de’ Medici ab ca. 1722 beauftragte (vgl. Kira d’Alburquerque: "The Partial Reconstruction of Two Sketchbooks by Giovanni Battista Foggini", in: Master Drawings, Bd. 49, Nr. 1 (2011), S. 67-94, hier S. 72). -- Für die Bestätigung von Fogginis Autorschaft sowie weiteren wissenschaftlichen Hinweisen bedanken wir uns bei Kira d’Alburquerque Porte. -- -- - Provenienz: Sammlung Matthias Komor, New York. -- Privatsammlung New York. -- -- - Wir bitten darum, Zustandsberichte zu den Losen zu erfragen, da der Erhaltungszustand nur in Ausnahmefällen im Katalog angegeben ist. -- - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalogue.
Bassenge Auctions
Nov. 16, 2023
After Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652 - 1725) | D'après Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652 - 1725)
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
After Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652 - 1725) Italian, 19th century Marguerite Louise of Orléans, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (1645 – 1721) white marble bust; on a painted wood base bust: 73.5cm., 28 ⅞ in. base: 82cm., 32 ¼ in. ____________________________________________ D'après Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652 - 1725) Italie, XIXe siècle Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, grande duchesse de Toscane (1645 - 1721) buste en marbre blanc ; sur un socle moderne en bois peint buste : 73,5 cm, 28 ⅞ in. socle : 82 cm, 32 ¼ in.
Sotheby's
Oct. 11, 2023
A MONUMENTAL ORMOLU-MOUNTED HARDSTONE CABINET ON STAND THE FIVE FIGURES ATT
Est: $700,000 - $1,000,000
A MONUMENTAL ORMOLU-MOUNTED HARDSTONE CABINET ON STAND THE FIVE FIGURES ATTRIBUTED TO GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI (1652-1725) AND 46 ½ in. (118 cm.) high; 34 2/3 in. (88 cm.) wide; 31 in. (79 cm.) deep, the cabinet 45 in. (114 cm.); 41 in. (104 cm.) wide; 37 ½ in. (95 cm.) deep, the pedestal
Christie's
Sep. 28, 2023
Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1652 – 1725, zugeschrieben
Est: €23,000 - €28,000
FLORENTINER BAROCK-KOMMODE Florentiner Barock-Kommode 98 x 152 x 77 cm. Florenz, Großherzögliche Werkstätten, erste Hälfte 17. Jahrhundert. Beigegeben ein CITES-Dokument, Mailand, 27. Juni 2023. In ebonisiertem Holz gestaltet mit Einlagen in Pietra Dura, Perlmutt und Elfenbein. Über mit Blüten verzierten Füßen die getreppte Basis mit geschweifter Zarge. Darüber der mehrschübige Korpus mit Geheimfach und vergoldeten, fein ziselierten, wie auch rot gerandete Kartuschen mit floralen Inkrustationen. Überkragende ebonisierte Deckplatte. Seitlich Profilkartuschen mit Inkrustationen. Ein Schlüssel vorhanden. (1370791) (3) (13) Giovanni Battista Foggini, (1652 - 1725), attributed FLORENTINE BAROQUE COMMODE 98 x 152 x 77 cm. Florence, Grand Ducal workshops, first half of the 17th century. Accompanied by a CITES document, Milan, dated 27 June 2023. Ebonized wood with inlays in pietra dura, mother-of-pearl, and ivory.
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Sep. 23, 2023
Unbekannter Bildhauer (Anf. 20. Jh.)
Est: €100 - €120
"Der tanzende Faun", nach dem Original von Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652 Florenz 1725), ohne Baumstumpf. Grau-grün patinierte Bronze. Auf runder Plinthe bez. "FAUN FLORENZ". Grau-braun geäderter Marmorsockel. H. 23,5 bzw. 33,5 cm.
Dannenberg
Jul. 04, 2023
After Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652-1725) and Bartolomeo Cennini (active 1624-1675)
Est: £25,000 - £35,000
After Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652-1725) and Bartolomeo Cennini (active 1624-1675) Italian, 18th/ early 19th century Pair of busts of Ferdinando de' Medici (1663 –1713) and Gian Gastone de' Medici (1671 –1737) marble, on brown marble socles Ferdinando de' Medici: 102cm., 40in. Gian Gastone de' Medici: 100cm., 39 1/2 in.
Sotheby's
May. 17, 2023
Head of St. John Attributed to Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652 - 1725)
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Over life sized model carved in white Carrara marble. After completing his training as a painter, the Florentine artist Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652 - 1725) was sent by Grand Duke Cosimo III de Medici to Rome in 1673 to study sculpture. After three years he returned to Florence, where he worked for the Medicis and was appointed court sculptor in 1687. He was mainly engaged in the interior design and sculptural decoration of churches. The Saxon sculptor Balthasar Permoser (1651 - 1732) stayed in Florence several times from 1677 onwards, and we know from invoice records that he also worked for the Medicis. It was during this time that the close, probably friendly relationship between Foggini and Permoser, who was only a year younger, developed, and his work was decisively influenced by this encounter. Full-scale representations of the severed head of St John, usually presented on a platter (Mark 6:28), have been known since the 13th century. Along with the relics of the cross and Christ's robe, the head of St. John was of special significance, being one of the most coveted and valuable relics in Christian history. Several places claim to possess an original. The most famous and perhaps most spectacular of the head relics is in Notre Dame Cathedral in Amiens.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Mar. 30, 2023
Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1652 Florenz – 1725
Est: €8,000 - €10,000
Paar BronzefigurenGEFANGENE AN MARMORVOLUTEN Höhe: je 51 cm. Guss wohl noch 18. Jahrhundert. Bronze und Marmor. Guss in braun patinierter Bronze, jeweils in leicht gebückter Haltung von Sklaven oder Gefangenen des Türkenkrieges, mit auf dem Rücken gefesselten Händen. Als Gegenstücke gestaltet, jeweils auf einer Kämpfervolute in grauem Marmor sitzend platziert, möglicherweise als Seitendekoration einer Kaminverkleidung oder eines größeren Monument-Zusammenhangs gedacht, die Sockelung an der Rückseite mit halbrunder Bronzeummantelung. Guss nach Modell des 17./ 18. Jahrhunderts. Auch von dem Bildhauer Pietro Tacca (1577-1640) sind ähnliche Figuren bekannt. Auch er stellte Brunnen mit Figurenschmuck in Bronze her, wie etwa den auf der Piazza dell'Annunziata in Florenz, mit Meeresungeheuern von 1619. Die stilistische Unterscheidung ist schwierig, sodass hier jedoch von einer Arbeit Fogginis ausgegangen werden kann. Fogginis Talent wurde schon früh erkannt, von den Medici gefördert, konnte er in Rom studieren, wo er zusammen mit Ercole Ferrata, einem ebenfalls bedeutenden Bildhauer, wirkte. Zurück in Florenz, wurde er zum Hofbildhauer und alsbald zum Hofarchitekten ernannt. Als solcher erhielt er Aufträge bis hin nach Goa (Westindien), wo er das Grabmonument für Franz von Assisi schuf. Zu seinen bedeutendsten Werken zählen neben seinen Bau- und Raumgestaltungen vor allem die hervorragend gearbeiteten Portraitbüsten für die Medici oder die Büste der Vittoria della Rovere (Puschkin-Museum Moskau). Zu seinen berühmten Schülern zählt u.a. Balthasar Permoser. A.R. Anmerkung: Vergleichbares Exemplar im Bode-Museum Berlin, ferner „Gefesselter Korsar“ sowie eine weitere unterschiedlich gestaltete Bronze im Bayerischen Nationalmuseum München (Inv.Nr. 3969). Literatur: Vgl. Morena Costantini, Foggini, Giovanni Battista, in: Fiorella Bartoccini (Hrsg.), Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI), Bd. 48, Filoni-Forghieri, Rom 1997. (1340716) (11) Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1652 Florence – 1725 A pair of bronze figures CAPTIVES ON MARBLE VOLUTES Height: 51 cm each. Cast probably 18th century. Bronze and marble. Notes: A comparable example held at the Bode Museum in Berlin, also “Bound Corsair” and another differently designed bronze held at the Bayerische Nationalmuseum in Munich (inv. no. 3969). Literature: Cf. Morena Costantini, Foggini, Giovanni Battista, in: Fiorella Bartoccini (ed.), Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI), vol. 48, Filoni-Forghieri, Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1997.
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Jan. 27, 2023
A BRONZE GROUP OF APOLLO FLAYING MARSYAS GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI (1652-1725), FLORENCE, CIRCA 1691-1700 A BRONZE GROUP OF APOLLO FLAYING MARSYAS GIO
Est: $800,000 - $1,000,000
A BRONZE GROUP OF APOLLO FLAYING MARSYAS GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI (1652-1725), FLORENCE, CIRCA 1691-1700 A BRONZE GROUP OF APOLLO FLAYING MARSYAS GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI (1652-1725), FLORENCE, /CIRCA/ 1691-1700 on a naturalistic base inscribed in red with the inventory number '1136.' 23 1/2 in. (59.8 cm) high
Christie's
Dec. 08, 2022
Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1652 Florenz – 1725
Est: €12,000 - €18,000
Paar Bronzefiguren GEFANGENE AN MARMORVOLUTEN Höhe: je 51 cm. Guss wohl noch 18. Jahrhundert. Bronze und Marmor. Guss in braun patinierter Bronze, jeweils in leicht gebückter Haltung von Sklaven oder Gefangenen des Türkenkrieges, mit auf dem Rücken gefesselten Händen. Als Gegenstücke gestaltet, jeweils auf einer Kämpfervolute in grauem Marmor sitzend platziert, möglicherweise als Seitendekoration einer Kaminverkleidung oder eines größeren Monument-Zusammenhangs gedacht, die Sockelung an der Rückseite mit halbrunder Bronzeummantelung. Guss nach Modell des 17./ 18. Jahrhunderts. Auch von dem Bildhauer Pietro Tacca (1577-1640) sind ähnliche Figuren bekannt. Auch er stellte Brunnen mit Figurenschmuck in Bronze her, wie etwa den auf der Piazza dell‘Annunziata in Florenz, mit Meeresungeheuern von 1619. Die stilistische Unterscheidung ist schwierig, sodass hier jedoch von einer Arbeit Fogginis ausgegangen werden kann. Fogginis Talent wurde schon früh erkannt, von den Medici gefördert, konnte er in Rom studieren, wo er zusammen mit Ercole Ferrata, einem ebenfalls bedeutenden Bildhauer, wirkte. Zurück in Florenz, wurde er zum Hofbildhauer und alsbald zum Hofarchitekten ernannt. Als solcher erhielt er Aufträge bis hin nach Goa (Westindien), wo er das Grabmonument für Franz von Assisi schuf. Zu seinen bedeutendsten Werken zählen neben seinen Bau- und Raumgestaltungen vor allem die hervorragend gearbeiteten Portraitbüsten für die Medici oder die Büste der Vittoria della Rovere (Puschkin-Museum Moskau). Zu seinen berühmten Schülern zählt u.a. Balthasar Permoser. A.R. Anmerkung: Vergleichbares Exemplar im Bode-Museum Berlin, ferner „Gefesselter Korsar“ sowie eine weitere unterschiedlich gestaltete Bronze im Bayerischen Nationalmuseum München (Inv.Nr. 3969). Literatur: Vgl. Morena Costantini, Foggini, Giovanni Battista, in: Fiorella Bartoccini (Hrsg.), Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI), Bd. 48, Filoni-Forghieri, Rom 1997. (1340716) (11) Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1652 Florence – 1725 A pair of bronze figures Captives on marble volutes Height: 51 cm each. Cast probably 18th century. Bronze and marble. Notes: A comparable example held at the Bode Museum in Berlin, also “Bound Corsair” and another differently designed bronze held at the Bayerische Nationalmuseum in Munich (inv. no. 3969). Literature: Cf. Morena Costantini, Foggini, Giovanni Battista, in: Fiorella Bartoccini (ed.), Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI), vol. 48, Filoni-Forghieri, Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1997.
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Dec. 08, 2020
Giovanni Battista Foggini (Florence 1652-1725) The Fall of Phaeton black c
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
Giovanni Battista Foggini (Florence 1652-1725) The Fall of Phaeton black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash heightened with white on light brown paper 7 3/8 x 10 5/8 in. (18.9 x 27.2 cm)
Christie's
Sep. 18, 2020
Style of Giovanni Battista Foggini (European, 20th Century), Architectural Study of a Baroque Arcade, Unframed Sepia Ink and Wash
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Style of Giovanni Battista Foggini (European, 20th Century) Architectural Study of a Baroque Arcade Unsigned; with unidentified collector's stamp l.r. Sepia ink and wash on laid paper; overall with some toning and spots of foxing. Unframed. Sheet size: 8-1/4 x 12-1/4 in (21 x 31.1 cm)
Weschler's
Mar. 05, 2020
* Foggini (Giovanni Battista, 1652-1725). Studies for a candle-holder
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
* Foggini (Giovanni Battista, 1652-1725). Studies for a candle-holder, Caryatid, and Tullia Driving her Chariot (recto), & Study for a facade (verso), circa 1723, pen and brown ink with black chalk on cream laid paper, inscribed in brown ink to recto with an extract from the Iconologia of Cesare Ripa (published Padua, 1611) 'Giorno Giovane/alato con un cer/chio in mano e nel/[l'a]ltra una face/Notte: coronata di/[pa]paveri con due/[a]li alle spalle/Pieta con la mano/[cag]tenga perpendicolo', and numbered to upper right '37', framed and glazed, with printed description to verso by Crispian Riley-Smith providing details of the re-attribution of this drawing (Qty: 1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Jan. 28, 2020
Giovanni Battista Foggini (Florence 1652-1725) - Horse seen from the rear, after Antonio Tempesta
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Giovanni Battista Foggini (Florence 1652-1725) Horse seen from the rear, after Antonio Tempesta black chalk, gray wash 7 ½ x 9 ¾ in. (19.5 x 25 cm)
Christie's
Apr. 09, 2019
GIOVANNI BAPTIST FOGGINI
Est: €7,000 - €9,000
GIOVANNI BAPTIST FOGGINI (1652 Florence - 1725) MARIA MADDALENA Bronze sculpture, cm. 17 x 11 x 10,5 Base in veined red marble PROVENANCE Already collection Ginori, Florence Collection Marquise Marita Guglielmi, Rome Roman private collection from 1974 CONDITIONS Small fracture to the left arm on the shoulder, not restored. Small hole in the upper part of the head GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI (1652 Firenze - 1725) MARIA MADDALENA Scultura in bronzo, cm. 17 x 11 x 10,5 Base in marmo rosso venato PROVENIENZA Già collezione Ginori, Firenze Collezione Marchesa Marita Guglielmi, Roma Collezione privata romana dal 1974 Questo splendido bronzetto era in precedenza parte di un gruppo della Crocifissione della collezione Ginori. L'attribuzione a Giovanni Battista Foggini risale alle testimonianze di Ulrich Middeldorf a Firenze. Come primo scultore del tardo barocco fiorentino, Foggini comincia la sua attività sotto Cosimo III. Come scultore dei Medici, il Granduca gli commissionò alcune opere in bronzo. Così Foggini sviluppo un'intensa attività nel suo laboratorio, dove fu responsabile della creazione dei modelli e della supervisione dell'esecuzione tecnica da parte del suo staff. In questa opera di grande qualità esecutiva Maddalena indossa un abito fasciato sul pavimento e un mantello sulle spalle, i suoi lunghi capelli aperti cadono con dettagli precisi fino alla schiena CONDIZIONI Piccola rottura al braccio sinistro sulla spalla, non restaurata. Piccolo foro nella parte superiore della testa
Casa d'Aste Babuino
Jul. 03, 2018
GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI (FLORENCE 1652-1725) A battle scene outside a walled city w
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI (FLORENCE 1652-1725) A battle scene outside a walled city with inscription 'Foggini' and number '3' (recto), 'Giovanni Battista Foggini' (twice), '9311' in ink (verso) black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey wash 9 7/8 x 10 in. (24.5 x 25.6 cm)
Christie's
Jul. 03, 2018
ATTRIBUTED TO GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI (1652-1725) ITALIAN, FLORENCE, CIRCA 1700 | Lucretia and Pompeia Paulina
Est: £180,000 - £250,000
marble
Sotheby's
Jul. 03, 2018
ATTRIBUTED TO GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI (1625-1725) ITALIAN, FLORENCE, EARLY 18TH CENTURY | Bust of Cosimo III de'Medici
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
terracotta, on a serpentine marble socle
Sotheby's
Jun. 20, 2018
GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI (1652-1725) (omgeving) Ontwerp voor praalwagens of fontein met strijdende figuren. Pentekening in bruine inkt, grijs gewassen. Een lot van twee. Onder één passe-partout. Herkomst: Lodewijk Houthakker (twee stempels, L. 3893 en L. 4533). 95 x 230 mm (x 2)
Est: €500 - €600
GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI (1652-1725) (circle) Design for procession carriers or fighting figures. Brown ink, grey wash. Set of two. Mounted. Provenance: Lodewijk Houthakker (Two marks, L. 3893 and L. 4533). 95 x 230 mm (x 2)
Bernaerts Auctioneers
Feb. 25, 2017
Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652 - 1725 ) A replica of the 1688 original can be found in the Gardens of the Chateau Versailles
Est: $400 - $600
Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652 - 1725 ) Antique cast bronze of The Knife Grinder originally mounted on a plinth. A replica of the 1688 original can be found in the Gardens of the Chateau Versailles Height 14 inches
Link Auction Galleries
Feb. 23, 2017
Giovanni Battista Foggini (Florence, 1652 - 1725)
Est: €40,000 - €60,000
Giovanni Battista Foggini (Florence, 1652 - 1725) "Allegorical portrait of Medici as Neptune" Grey marble sculpture. From the ducal quarry. Foggini was an Italian architect and sculptor. He first trained as a painter, although he soon abandoned this technique in favour of sculpture. In 1673 Cosimo III de´ Médici sent him to Rome to study at the Florentine Academy, where he studied under Ercole Ferrata for three years. His great virtuosity soon became apparent, as his first sculptures show, including "The death of the children of Niobe” a terracotta which is currently kept in Florence, and “Adoration of the Shepherds”, a marble sculpture kept at the Hermitage, among others. He was named premier sculptor in 1687 on his return to Florence, after the death of Ferdinando Tacca, and later, in 1695, premier architect. He was also superintendent of the ducal foundry and of the Medicis´ carving and stone workshops. Throughout his career he worked on many monuments and also did portraits, such as the one kept at the Prado, “Charles II on horseback”, which he forged in gilded bronze in 1698, or the one of Cardinal Giancarlo de´ Medici (Victoria and Albert Museum, London) His art and style prevailed, thanks to his disciples, until the arrival of neoclassicism. Bibliography: MONTAGU, "Il primo relievo in marmo del Foggini", in: Arte Illustrata, 1973, vol. VI, pp. 331-338. MONACI, "Inediti foggini", in: Paragone, 1974, vol. XXV, nº 289, pp. 48-67. MONACI, Disegni di Giovanni Battista Foggini (cat. Exhibition.), Florence, 1977. VISONÀ, Carlo Marcellini. Accademico "Spiantato" nella cultura fiorentina tardo-barroca, Ospedaletto, 1990, pp. 147-184. 51 x 44 x 21 cm.
La Suite Subastas
Feb. 11, 2017
AFTER GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI (FLORENCE, ITALY, 1652-1725)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
AFTER GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI (FLORENCE, ITALY, 1652-1725) "Virgin and Child with the Infant St. John", polychromed stucco relief, an early 18th c. Italian Carved and Polychromed Wood Oval Icon after the original, in the original rectangular gilt frame. 14" x 12", shrinkage cracks, losses.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Dec. 06, 2016
AUTEL PORTATIF Florence, Manufacture granducale des Médicis sous la directi
Est: €200,000 - €250,000
AUTEL PORTATIF Florence, Manufacture granducale des Médicis sous la direction de Giovan Battista FOGGINI (1652-1725) Florence, fin du XVIIe siècle - début du XVIIIe siècle Matériaux Ebène, pierres semi-précieuses, albâtre, écaille, corail et bronzes dorés H. 103 cm, L. 62 cm, P. 17 cm Au centre de cet autel portatif en ébène apparaît une figure du Christ en corail se détachant sur un fond de lapis-lazuli dans un encadrement d’écaille. Quatre colonnes en albâtre à chapiteau en bronze doré soutiennent un fronton ponctué aux angles d’angelots et de perles. Au sommet trône un vase aux fleurs en corail. Les colonnes reposent sur des consoles à volutes flanquant des médaillons de pierres dures. Plusieurs éléments permettent d’attribuer cette oeuvre à Giovan Battista Foggini, célèbre artiste florentin qui œuvra dans la Manufacture de pierres dures des Médicis au tournant des XVIIe-XVIIIe siècles. Ainsi, on retrouve ces motifs de vase sur le reliquaire de Sant’ Alessio conservé au Musée de la Chapelle Médicis de Florence . Dans le reliquaire de Saint François, l’artiste utilisa ce même ornement de pierre dure dans un encadrement comme on peut le voir au centre du fronton de notre autel . Les consoles à double enroulement situées sous les colonnes se retrouvent sur un piédestal de reliquaire des Saints Protecteurs de la Toscane réalisé par Foggini en 1718 et conservé au Palais Pitti .
Marc Arthur Kohn Paris
Jul. 05, 2016
ATTRIBUTED TO GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI (1625-1725) ITALIAN, FLORENCE, EARLY 18TH CENTURY | Bust of Cosimo III de'Medici
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
terracotta, on a serpentine marble socle
Sotheby's
Dec. 10, 2015
AFTER GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI (1652-1725) ITALIAN, FLORENCE, 18TH CENTURY | Relief with Perseus and Andromeda
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
inscribed: 42 / S (?) and the reverse with illegible inscriptions in ink and an old red label inscribed: TRINITY FINE ART / No. 7084
Sotheby's
Dec. 07, 2014
AUTEL PORTATIF Florence, Manufacture granducale des Médicis sous la direction. de Giovan Battista FOGGINI (1652-1725).
Est: €250,000 - €300,000
AUTEL PORTATIF Florence, Manufacture granducale des Médicis sous la direction. de Giovan Battista FOGGINI (1652-1725). Florence, fin du XVIIe siècle - début du XVIIIe siècle. Matériaux. Ebène, pierres semi-précieuses, alb..tre, écaille, corail et bron..es dorés. H. 103 cm, L. 62 cm, P. 17 cm
Marc Arthur Kohn Paris
Jul. 05, 2013
GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
FLORENCE 1652 - 1725 RECTO: THREE STUDIES FOR TULLIA DRIVING HER CHARIOT OVER THE BODY OF HER FATHER SERVIUS TULLIUS; VERSO: ANOTHER STUDY FOR THE SAME COMPOSITION, AN ARCHITECTURAL STUDY, A PLAN AND STAIRCASE Pen and brown ink and grey wash over black chalk (recto and verso); bears numbering in brown ink, verso (partially obscured): 6.. 295 by 212 mm
Sotheby's
Jul. 06, 2012
A BRONZE GROUP OF HERCULES AND ANTAEUS
Est: £150,000 - £250,000
A BRONZE GROUP OF HERCULES AND ANTAEUS ATTRIBUTED TO GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI (1652-1725), LATE 17TH OR EARLY 18TH CENTURY On an integrally cast naturalistic plinth and on a modern rectangular ebonised wood base; warm brown patina with lighter highpoints; a repair to Antaeus' neck 16½ in. (42 cm.) high; 23 in. (58.5 cm.) high, overall
Christie's
Jul. 08, 2011
ATTRIBUTED TO GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI (1652-1725), ITALIAN, FLORENCE, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Est: £60,000 - £80,000
OTHER PROPERTIES SEATED LION terracotta 24 by 24cm., 9½ by 9½in.
Sotheby's
Jul. 08, 2011
AFTER ANTOINE COYSEVOX (1640-1720) AND GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI (1658-1725), FRENCH, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY
Est: £30,000 - £50,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION THE CROUCHING VENUS AND THE ARROTINO bronze, on later ormolu plinths 32.5cm., 12¾in. and 29cm., 11½in.
Sotheby's
Jul. 08, 2011
ENTOURAGE DE GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI (FLORENCE 1652-1725)
Est: -
ENTOURAGE DE GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI (FLORENCE 1652-1725) Etude architecturale d'une chapelle voûtée en cul-de-four, avec son plan en coupe pierre noire, plume et encre brune, lavis brun, partiellement incisé 41,4 x 20,9 cm. (16¼ x 8¼ in.); la partie inférieure de la feuille est repliée et non visible sur 9,5 cm.
Christie's
Jul. 07, 2011
A BRONZE GROUP OF HERCULES AND ANTAEUS
Est: £150,000 - £250,000
A BRONZE GROUP OF HERCULES AND ANTAEUS ATTRIBUTED TO GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI (1652-1725), LATE 17TH OR EARLY 18TH CENTURY On an integrally cast naturalistic plinth and on a modern rectangular ebonised wood base; warm brown patina with lighter highpoints; a repair to Antaeus' neck 16½ in. (42 cm.) high; 23 in. (58.5 cm.) high, overall
Christie's
Jul. 07, 2011
ENTOURAGE DE GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI (FLORENCE 1652-1725)
Est: €800 - €1,200
ENTOURAGE DE GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI (FLORENCE 1652-1725) Etude architecturale d'une chapelle voûtée en cul-de-four, avec son plan en coupe pierre noire, plume et encre brune, lavis brun, partiellement incisé 41,4 x 20,9 cm. (16¼ x 8¼ in.); la partie inférieure de la feuille est repliée et non visible sur 9,5 cm.
Christie's
Jan. 27, 2011
AN ITALIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF VENUS, LATE 16TH CENTURY, VENICE
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
AN ITALIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF VENUS, LATE 16TH CENTURY, VENICE red-brown patina beneath black lacquer, upon cylindrical green marble base. height 11 in., 27.9 cm
Sotheby's
Mar. 11, 2010
Giovanni Battista Foggini: Bust of Vittoria della Rovere, Grand Duchess of Tuscany.
Est: kr400,000 - kr480,000
Bust of Vittoria della Rovere, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (1622-1694). Figure of white marble on later granite pedestal. Unsigned. H. 90 cm.
Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
Jan. 29, 2010
AFTER A MODEL BY GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
BUST OF COSIMO III on black veined marble socle
Sotheby's
Jan. 29, 2010
GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
A) DESIGN FOR THE HIGH ALTAR OF THE BAPTISTERY, FLORENCE; B) AN ELABORATE DESIGN FOR THE UPPER PART OF AN ARCHWAY a) Pen and brown ink and gray, yellow and brown wash, over black chalk, an alternative design for the bases of the columns on a paper flap;with a scale in brown ink, lower center;b) Pen and brown ink with touches of black ink and gray-brown wash, over black chalk
Sotheby's
Jan. 27, 2010
GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
DESIGN FOR THE RELIQUARY OF S. SIGISMONDO
Sotheby's
Dec. 09, 2009
[ ITALIAN MEDALS ]
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
GIOVANNI BATTISTA FOGGINI (1652-1725) Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), bronze memorial medal, GALILEVS LYNCEVS, bearded bust right, aged 50 wearing cloak; on truncation, AETAT L, rev., NATVRAMQUE NOVAT, a cannon showing the trajectory of the shot, a broken column supported on two pyramids, a large telescope, a compass and a pendulum; in the background, a seascape with lighthouse, a ship and the setting sun with phases of the moon; in the sky, the 'Medici planets', a crescent moon and a comet; below, in a small cartouche: MEMORIAE OPTIMI PRAECEPTORIS VINC VIVIANVS, 71.5mm (Vannel/Toderi 1, this piece; Voltolina 1030, this piece), edge filed, an extremely fine early cast
Morton & Eden
Jul. 08, 2009
- Giovanni Battista Foggini (1658-1725) Italian, Florence, circa 1700 After a model by Giambologna (1529-1608) , Hercules and the centaur bronze
Est: £600,000 - £800,000
bronze
Sotheby's
Jan. 29, 2009
An Italian Terracotta Relief of Perseus and Andromeda, by Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652-1725), Circa 1700
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
modeled in both low and high relief, incised at the center with 42 / S (?), the back with faint text in ink, within giltwood frame.
Sotheby's
Dec. 02, 2008
Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652-1737) Italian, Rome, circa 1700 , Temperance bronze
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
bronze
Sotheby's
Jul. 11, 2007
Bottega di Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652-1725) Firenze, Italia, seconda metà del secolo XVII , A marble bust of Grand Duchess Vittoria della Rovere de' Medici (1622-1695)
Est: €50,000 - €80,000
BUSTO IN MARMO DELLA GRAN DUCHESSA VITTORIA DELLA ROVERE DE' MEDICI (1622-1695) i capelli a boccoli sulle spalle, con nastro sulla testa, il petto fasciato e centrato da fiocco, su plinto in marmo verde centrato da cartiglio
Sotheby's