After GIOVANNI DUPRÉ ( 1817-1882); Italian school,... Lot 111

After GIOVANNI DUPRÉ ( 1817-1882); Italian school, c. 1900. "Savonarola." Alabaster carved on wooden base. It has slight losses. Measurements: 15 x 8,5 x 6 cm. Girolamo Savonarola, or Jerome Savonarola was a Dominican ascetic friar from Ferrara and preacher active in Renaissance Florence. He became famous for his prophecies of civic glory, his advocacy of the destruction of secular art and culture, and his calls for Christian renewal. He denounced clerical corruption, despotism and exploitation of the poor. It presents slight losses.