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Large Museum Quality Kiss Bronze Sculpture by Milo Art Deco Marble Figurine Sale

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Large Museum Quality Kiss Bronze Sculpture by Milo Art Deco Marble Figurine Sale
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The sculpture, The Kiss, was originally titled Francesca da Rimini, as it depicts the 13th-century Italian noblewoman immortalised in Dante's Inferno (Circle 2, Canto 5) who falls in love with her husband Giovanni Malatesta's younger brother Paolo. Having fallen in love while reading the story of Lancelot and Guinevere, the couple are discovered and killed by Francesca's husband. In the sculpture, the book can be seen in Paolo's hand. The lovers lips do not actually touch in the sculpture to suggest that they were interrupted and met their demise without their lips ever having touched. 100% handmade and 100% bronze, mounted atop a black marble base and signed by the artist Milo. Condition : This sculpture is in perfect condition. Bronze Dimensions with Marble Base:Height 13" x Width 9" Marble Dimensions:6" X 6" Height without base: 12" Weight : 15 LBS Inventory : 31YRD5367313