The author examines four terracotta busts of women (one now irreparably damaged) set on the entrance façade of the so-called Casino di Sotto in Novellara, proposing an attribution to the sculptor Prospero Sogari, known as il Clemente, from Reggio Emilia. Alongside an analysis of style, which highlights close affinities with the artist’s oeuvre, the article seeks to investigate the original location of these busts. Although they now form part of a structure refurbished in the eighteenth century, the Casino owes its original layout to Alfonso I Gonzaga, who entrusted the design of the complex and its stuccoes and fireplaces to Lelio Orsi of Novellara in 1563. Prompted by the links with this painter, the author concludes by expanding her argument to a broader framing of these works in the context of Mannerism in Reggio.

Quattro nuove sculture di Prospero Clemente al Casino di Sotto di Novellara

Virna Ravaglia
2020-01-01

Abstract

The author examines four terracotta busts of women (one now irreparably damaged) set on the entrance façade of the so-called Casino di Sotto in Novellara, proposing an attribution to the sculptor Prospero Sogari, known as il Clemente, from Reggio Emilia. Alongside an analysis of style, which highlights close affinities with the artist’s oeuvre, the article seeks to investigate the original location of these busts. Although they now form part of a structure refurbished in the eighteenth century, the Casino owes its original layout to Alfonso I Gonzaga, who entrusted the design of the complex and its stuccoes and fireplaces to Lelio Orsi of Novellara in 1563. Prompted by the links with this painter, the author concludes by expanding her argument to a broader framing of these works in the context of Mannerism in Reggio.
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