The “Seated Bitta” – Baccarini/Melandri
Majolica sculpture depicting “La Bitta” (Elisabetta Santolini), Domenico Baccarini's life partner and muse, represented seated with her knees drawn up and her arms sliding down her lap in a posture, accentuated by the inclination of her head and her gathered hair, which suggests the emotional and intimate dimension of the relationship and the portrait.
Faenza; circa 1960.
Manufacture: Melandri
Period: circa 1960
Author: Domenico Baccarini (modeler)
Material: Majolica
Dimensions: h 12.5 x12.8 x 13 cm
