FILIPPO PARODI, circle of
Genoa, 1630 – 1702
Pair of female figures
carved, gilded and painted wood, cm 160 height
The two large female figures stand, half-naked, on painted rock plinths. They hold palms in their hands, have laurel wreaths on their heads and are clearly allegories.
The tall rocky plinths are typical of the production of the greatest of all Baroque sculptors in Genoa and Liguria, Filippo Parodi.
After completing his training, the sculptor went to Rome where he entered the workshop of the now mature Gian Lorenzo Bernini, thus acquiring a very fine sense of drama and plasticity.
These two wood carvings with their fluttering draperies, graceful poses and high-quality carving can be interpreted as the fruit of Parodi’s workshop towards the end of the century.
