The Capricci Collection
The Capricci Collection is a series of archaeological anagrams, like the fruits of an excavation piled up, rather than separated and ordered. Each piece is an accumulation of artefacts gathered from disparate civilisations.
Principally, the term capriccio denotes a fanciful arrangement of ruins. Mainly used in the 17th century, the word is often associated with Piranesi, who faithfully rendered archaeological material like a Roman triumph - in an apparently random fashion, but with a careful, underlying structure.
This collection pioneers the possibilities of working with scagliola in the round.
SAlucci
Scagliola & brass.
71x50x23cm
The bust is based on a Roman cuirass with drapery over the shoulder. The neck, a branch with cut twigs, refers to the club of Hercules. The Etruscan-style hand with its bronze eye derives from a well-known emblem which advises us to act with circumspection.
SF003.
CODAZZI
Scagliola & Gilt-Bronze.
76x27x20cm
This piece has the head of the Egyptian hawk god, Horus. The torso has Roman drapery, from which extends a palm bearing our gilt-bronze Fire Salamander - available through our online store. The legs are Sumerian in style.
SF001.
LUCIANO
Scagliola.
74x26x22cm
Comprising an Egyptian vulture's head, a Sumerian torso, a variation on Sumerian hands, and classical drapery.
SF002.