Meleager, 1735, Italian, Venice, Marble, Overall (wt. confirmed): 56 1/4 in., 493lb. (142.9 cm, 223.6233kg), Sculpture, Antonio Gai (Italian, Venice 1686–1769 Venice), The Venetian Antonio Gai had an international clientele. According to a contemporary chronicle, statues by Gai of the mythological lovers Atalanta and Meleager, as well as a number of busts, were shipped to England by Joseph Smith, the noted collector and British consul in Venice
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Meleager, 1735, Italian, Venice, Marble, Overall, wt, confirmed, 56 1/4, 493lb, 142.9 cm, 223.6233kg, Sculpture, Antonio Gai, 1686–1769, Venetian, Antonio, Gai, international clientele, According, contemporary chronicle, statues, mythological lovers, Atalanta, well, number, busts, shipped, England, Joseph Smith, noted collector, British consul
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