A Woman Bathing
Statuette
17th century (made)
17th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
This statuette representing a woman bathing is made after a model by Giambologna, in South Germany in the 17th century.
Giambologna was born in Flanders as Giovanni Bologna (1524-1608), or short and went to Rome to study antique sculpture from about 1550 to 1553. He then travelled through Florence where he was persuaded to stay. He became sculptor to the Medici family and thus became one of the most influential sculptors of the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He drew attention to many artists from Northern Europe and disseminated his style mainly through small bronzes. He established an efficient and large workshop.
Giambologna was born in Flanders as Giovanni Bologna (1524-1608), or short and went to Rome to study antique sculpture from about 1550 to 1553. He then travelled through Florence where he was persuaded to stay. He became sculptor to the Medici family and thus became one of the most influential sculptors of the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He drew attention to many artists from Northern Europe and disseminated his style mainly through small bronzes. He established an efficient and large workshop.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | A Woman Bathing (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Statuette, bronze, depicting a woman bathing, mounted as a small fountain, after a model by Giambologna, possibly South German, 17th century |
| Physical description | Bronze statuette depicting a woman bathing mounted as a small fountain. She stands, naked, her left foot raised on a narrow triangular pedestal; she is drying her left breast and supporting a long towel on her lap with her right hand. The rectangular moulded base has an open mouthed grotesque mask in front, and is pierced at the back, apparently for a water pipe. |
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| Credit line | Salting Bequest |
| Object history | From the Salting bequest. |
| Production | Made in South Germany after a model by Giambologna |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This statuette representing a woman bathing is made after a model by Giambologna, in South Germany in the 17th century. Giambologna was born in Flanders as Giovanni Bologna (1524-1608), or short and went to Rome to study antique sculpture from about 1550 to 1553. He then travelled through Florence where he was persuaded to stay. He became sculptor to the Medici family and thus became one of the most influential sculptors of the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He drew attention to many artists from Northern Europe and disseminated his style mainly through small bronzes. He established an efficient and large workshop. |
| Bibliographic reference | 'Salting Bequest (A. 70 to A. 1029-1910) / Murray Bequest (A. 1030 to A. 1096-1910)'. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum (Department of Architecture and Sculpture). London: Printed under the Authority of his Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, East Harding Street, EC, p. 13 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.147-1910 |
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| Record created | October 22, 2004 |
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