AFTER DESIDERIO DA SETTIGNANO (ITALIAN, 1428-1464) A CARRARA MARBLE BUST OF A BOY

'The Laughing Boy', 20th century, raised on a white veined, black marble plinth,

the bust 34cm high, 42cm high overall

Desiderio da Settignano ( c.1428 or 1430 – 1464) produced his famous marble bust 'Laughing Boy' between 1460 and 1464, the original is now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. The portrayal of the boy, his tongue up against the roof of his mouth in spontaneous laughter, captures the essence of childhood.