Grand Tour Art & Sculpture
Maison Palm Beach presents a curated collection of Grand Tour art and sculpture inspired by the classical world of ancient Greece and Rome. The collection includes bronze sculpture, works after the antique, classical figures, and archaeological subjects associated with the European tradition of collecting antiquities.
Featured Grand Tour Works
Dancing Faun — Fonderia Chiurazzi
A 19th-century Grand Tour bronze by Giorgio Sommer of Naples, after the famous Drunken Satyr from the Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum. The reclining figure combines dramatic movement, rich patina, and the archaeological fascination central to Grand Tour collecting.
Dancing Faun — Fonderia Chiurazzi
Late 19th / early 20th century bronze by Fonderia Chiurazzi of Naples, after the celebrated ancient Dancing Faun excavated at Pompeii. The animated figure and refined casting exemplify the Grand Tour tradition of collecting bronzes after important antiquities.
Neapolitan Fisherman — Giorgio Sommer
Neapolitan Fisherman — Giorgio Sommer
Circa 1875 bronze by Giorgio Sommer of Naples, after the ancient fisherman discovered at Pompeii. Seated above a Bacchic fountain mask, the figure reflects the nineteenth-century enthusiasm for archaeological discoveries and finely cast Grand Tour sculpture.
Additional Grand Tour Works
Herculaneum Runner — Fonderia Chiurazzi
Herculaneum Runner — Fonderia Chiurazzi
A finely cast bronze reduction by Fonderia Chiurazzi of Naples, after one of the ancient bronze runners discovered at the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum. The forward-leaning male athlete conveys concentrated energy, movement, and classical athletic idealism.
Spinario — Benedetto Boschetti
Herculaneum Runner — Fonderia Chiurazzi
A Grand Tour interpretation of the celebrated Spinario, or Boy with Thorn, one of antiquity’s most recognizable classical figures. The intimate subject and finely modeled form reflect the nineteenth-century tradition of bringing celebrated ancient sculpture into the collector’s interior.
Seated Mercury
Seated Mercury
A monumental Italian Grand Tour bronze after the celebrated ancient Seated Mercury, combining classical idealism with commanding scale. The relaxed seated pose, refined anatomy, and archaeological inspiration make the work a powerful example of the Grand Tour taste for antiquity.