The Etro Collection Terracottas Finally Brought Together in a Reference Book

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This collection, one of the most important in Italy, has been published for the first time. A further step in recognizing a too little-known genre. Antonio Raggi (1624-1686), River God and Dolphin, 1652-1653, 68 x 45 x 26 cm/26.8 x 17.7 x 10.2 in.© Arrigo Coppitz e Marco Palermo Etro: these four letters, sounding like an acronym, shine out in the windows of Italy's major shopping streets. Gerolamo Etro is well-known for the fashion house he founded in 1968 and his work as a designer. But less so for the passion he nurtures with his wife Roberta, a former Old Masters gallery owner. Though

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