After Vincenzo Aurisicchio
sculptor
Italian, 1885-1926
Figural Fountain
Bronze Girl with Jug
After Vincenzo Aurisicchio
Italian, 1885-1926
Figural Fountain "Bronze Girl with Jug"
Mid to later 20th century
After Vincenzo Aurisicchio
Born in Napoli, Italy in 1855. Best known for his sculptures, specifically "La Fortuna" and "Bronze Girl with Jug." He died in 1926.
Born in Napoli, Italy in 1855. Best known for his sculptures, specifically "La Fortuna" and "Bronze Girl with Jug." He died in 1926.
Blindfolded
Goddess
of Luck
bronze
Vincenzo Aurisicchio (1855–1926) was a Neapolitan sculptor and an important representative of late 19th- and early 20th-century Neapolitan Realism. He was best known for his expressive depictions of street children and blindfolded allegorical figures, particularly representations of Lady Luck.
Although Aurisicchio frequently drew inspiration from mythology, his work is distinguished by a realist sensibility that imbues these subjects with a distinctly human, familiar, and often humble character. Working primarily in bronze, he created busts and figures noted for their highly expressive, sometimes intentionally unidealized features, capturing the individuality and emotion of everyday life.
Aurisicchio exhibited at the First Naples Art Biennial in 1921 and the Second Roman International Exhibition in 1923, where his work reflected the enduring vitality of the Neapolitan realist tradition.
Vincenzo Aurisicchio (Naples 1855 - 1926) was a Neapolitan sculptor of the 19th and 20th centuries, considered a representative of Neapolitan realism.
He dedicated himself above all to sculptures of "street urchins" and depictions of blindfolded goddesses.
The work of the sculptor Vincenzo Aurisicchio is an example of the realist current in Neapolitan sculpture between the 19th and 20th centuries. Although he often deals with mythological subjects such as Lady Luck, the artist has a realist approach which gives the image a popular and almost familiar connotation.
He mainly uses bronze to create busts with very accentuated and sometimes trivial expressions.
He participated in the First Art Biennial of Naples in 1921 and in the Second Roman International in 1923.
