Tudor (?) Guido Mazzoni Busts with Colnaghi
January 7 2025
Picture: Colnaghi
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
The dealers Colnaghi have shared interesting news on Instagram that they are currently exhibiting two rare terracotta busts attributed to the Italian renaissance sculptor Guido Mazzoni. Dated to the last years of the fifteenth century, fans of Tudor art will recognise the relation of these works to a bust in the Royal Collection (1) which at various times throughout its history has been identified as a likenesses of the young Henry VIII (although this has been doubted in more recent times). Colnaghi has suggested in their post that theirs might depict Margaret Tudor and her brother Henry VIII, although, the dealers haven't yet published any catalogue notes or further information online yet. The sculptures are on display at 26 Bury Street, London, in case any AHN readers would like to go and have a look for themselves!
