Mephistopheles - Alfredo Morelli (Italy 19th/20th century)

Alfredo Morelli (Italian, 19th/20th century).
Mephistopheles.
Bronze face with red glass eyes and red marble on a porter marble base.
Ca 1900.
Signed “A. Morelli - Florence”
Engraved “Méphistophélès” on the front of the base.

Alfredo Morelli studied at the Instituto d'Arte in Florence. As part of the school he contributed to the exhibition of Antwerp and Haarlem in 1885, obtaining a mention.