Prancing horse (Dioscuri del Quirinale), marble, Italy - Rome, 18th century

Prancing horse (Dioscuri of the Quirinal)
Marble
Italy - Rome, 18th century( neoclassical)
After the antique
Art Loss certificate: S00241038
H 48 x W 44 x D 13 cm
H 18 7/8 x W 17 1/3 x D 5 1/8 inch
The Prancing Horse refers to a neoclassical marble sculpture made in 18th-century Rome, based on the theme of the Dioscuri, mythological figures famous in ancient Greece and Rome.
These sculptures often depict Castor and Pollux, the mythological twins, taming rearing horses. The term "Dioscuri del Quirinale" refers to the colossal statues in Rome's Piazza del Quirinale, a square renowned for its monumental sculptures dating from the Middle Ages.