Beneficium (?)

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Design for a sculpture in the staircase of the Stadtpalais Lichtenstein in Vienna. Beneficium (?), almost naked youthful figure, holding a necklace in his hanging right hand, with a seated eagle below. The angled left hand carries a small idol in the shape of a female figure. The terracotta statuette is part of the art collection of Heiligenkreuz Abbey and was made by Giovanni Giuliani. Terracotta, h 39.5 cm; 1704