Composition in gilded bronze depicting Apollo and Diana, understood in their meaning of Sun and Moon, resting on a rich base flanked by four other bronzes with seated women, representing the four elements Water, Air, Earth and Fire. On the sides, on two green marble bases, stand the bronze statues of Ceres and Bacchus, alluding to the fertility of the earth, surrounded by statues of donors. To complete this decorative ensemble, there are a series of bronze statuettes that personify the Seasons and the Months, embellished with gilded bronze attributes and resting on supports with the signs of the zodiac indicated, all interspersed with amphorae, craters, candlesticks, tripods and stone fruit bowls hard and colored marbles, inspired by the ancient. The Table Triumph was created by Damià Campeny, a Catalan sculptor who spent a fruitful Roman season between 1797 and 1815, with the help of a group of specialized craftsmen. We do not know precisely through which roads the amazing decorative complex, commissioned in 1803 by Antonio de Vergas y Laguna, ambassador to the Papal State for the seat of the Spanish Embassy in Rome, reached the Galleria in Parma. The precious furniture is however remembered for the first time in the Inventory of the assets of the Parma palace, drawn up by the will of the Savoy after the unification of Italy in 1861.
Title: Table triumph
Author: Damià Campeny
Date: 1803
Technique: Sculptures in bronze and stone material
Displayed in: National Gallery
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