Carmine Genua was a Sicilian artist active in Rome. The date on this bust shows it to be one of his earliest works; he is recorded exhibiting in Milan in 1881 and 1883, and the latter could certainly have included this piece.
He carved two busts of politicians for the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament. Genua was known for portraits and funerary moments, two currents that come together in the offered work.
Italian white marble écorché bust of a male - Carmine Genua F. Roma, 1882
Victorian polychrome anatomical models of a heart and brain, possibly Italian - last quarter 19th century
An Italian white marble écorché bust of a male - Carmine Genua F. Roma, 1882