Large Female Figural Marble of Selene by Ferdinando Vichi

A spellbinding female figural statue of Selene, the Greek lunar goddess of the moon, who presides over the months. Depicted with her archetypal crescent moon crown and reaching for a five point star, she soars above the globe with her gaze cast down at the curling clouds and bursting sun that rest behind her calf. A soft fabric cascades from her outstretched palm and spills onto her front, providing a sheath for a bit of modesty. 

Date: 19th Century 
Origin: Italian, Florence 
Material: Carrara Marble 
Dimensions: 41" H x 10" Diameter 
Signed F. Vichi , Firenze.