Giuseppe Bessies MEDITAZIONE Carved Alabaster portrait of lady with flowing hair , etched word MEDITAZIONE lower right. Carved from one large stone specimen, milky white with dark leaves. General surface wear and imperfections, includes cracking and chipping. Measures 13.5 in. Ht, 10.5 in. Width, 7 in. Depth. Bust attributed to Italian artist Giuseppe Bessi (1857-1922). Possibly antique .The St. Petersburg Hermitage Museum and the Museum of Volterra hold collections of Bessies. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence. He mainly worked with alabaster , marble and onyx marble to create his busts and statues. He was one of the most important representatives of Italian salon sculpture. In his works, he combined forms of neoclassicism and art nouveau . From 1891 to 1910 he taught art at the Volterra school. Italy, Italian Sculptor Giuseppe Bessie, MEDITAZIONE Sculpture, alabaster sculpture, Collectible Italian artists , Art Nouveau Statue, Alabaster carving of woman, Italian Salon Sculpture, Antiques vintage, Carved Alabaster Signed sculpture, 3