Italian school; 20th century."Child Budha".Marble.Signed Mario Pelleti on the base.Size: 75 x 33 x 43 cm.Marble sculpture representing Buddha seated in a lotus flower position and making a sacred gesture or mudra. The base has a smooth, synthetic finish and is worked in a single piece. The representation shows several 'lakshana', iconographic symbols that identify Buddhas and bodhisattvas. The first one we see is the eyelids, which are a symbol of spiritual concentration and also of purity, due to their similarity to the petals of the lotus, andplete a serene face with a sketched smile, a symbol of the balance and serenity of a perfect being. The elongated earlobes allude to the large earrings worn by members of the upper classes in India at the time of Sakyamuni, and represent the concepts of greatness, nobility and wisdom. Another "lakshana" present here are the folds in the neck, symbolising happiness. The work presents a contemporary aesthetic, with a realistic but at the same time idealised finish, which shows how the author has taken an idea or concept and interpreted it through his own vision.Dimensions: 75 x 33 x 43 cm.