Giuseppe De Fabris – Paolo and Francesca and Raphael and the Fornarina
GIUSEPPE DE FABRIS (Nove, Vicenza 1790 – Rome 1860) Paolo and Francesca 1830 circa Terracotta model, h 19.5 cm Iscribed in pen under the base: “Fabris Giuseppe / disciple of Canova Antonio / in 1833 he was regent of the Accademia dei Virtuosi in the Pantheon” Raphael and the Fornarina 1830 circa Terracotta model, h 16.5 cm Iscribed in pen under the base: “Fabris Giuseppe / Canova’s disciple” Provenance: Rome, private collection