Source Image: PR691_01_17 of Fountain of Andrea Doria, Carrara

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Description

Back of the sculpture of Andrea Doria as Neptune.

Monument: Fountain of Andrea Doria, Carrara
Monument Type: Statuary
Material(s): Luna Marble (Visual identification)
Date: ad 1528 - ad 1538
Keywords: Poseidon/Neptune
Collections: Carrara

Location

Original Location: Carrara

Evidence for working practices

1. - Block joint

Process: Placement
Description: Additional blocks were added to the dolphins on the statue.

1. - Toolmarks

Process: Roughing-out
Tool: Point
Method: Angle: Steep (60-70°)
Force: Hard
Description: Marks of very rough point chiselling can be seen on the back of the statue which relate to its initial roughing-out.

3. Toolmarks

Process: Rough shaping
Tool: Point
Method: Angle: Shallow (40-50°)
Force: Medium
Description: The point chisel is used to roughly work and shape the marble. There are clearly different stages of carving from very rough to more refined present, indicating a less methodical approach to working stone.

Notes

The entire sculpture is unfinished and was a commission from the grateful city-fathers of Genoa for expelling the French and reestablishing the republic under imperial protection. It seems there were two periods when Bandinelli worked on the piece in 1529 and in 1537-1538 before abandoning the project.