Sébastien PESETTI, known as Bastiani-Pesetti (1780-1860) - Lot 12

Sébastien PESETTI, known as Bastiani-Pesetti (1780-1860) The Trinitarian Deploration of Christ preparatory terracotta model 60.5 x 58 x 28 cm (accidents, missing parts and old restorations) Provenance | Artist's studio then by descent Related literature : Davin, Emmanuel. "Le sculpteur et peintre Sébastien Pesetti (1780-1860), son cahier de travaux en Provence (document inédit)". Annales de Haute Provence, bulletin trimestriel de la société scientifique et littéraire des Basses-Alpes, 1944-1945, t. XLV, p. 5-22. Born in the Marche region of France, Sébatien Pesetti arrived in Marseille in 1806, where he joined the studio of visual artist Barthélémy Chardigny. An accomplished painter and sculptor, Pesetti received numerous private commissions and took part in restoration projects throughout the region. Our Trinitarian Deploration of Christ is a modello of a monument which, according to family tradition, was destined for the convent of Saint Thomas de Villeneuve in Aix-en-Provence, to which the artist's daughter was attached. Expert | Sculpture Collection