A Baited Bull
Wax Model
1st half 16th century (made)
1st half 16th century (made)
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This model in wax showing a baited bull is made by an unknown artist in the first half of the 16th century in Florence.
The group (which is not related to a known model, and is not listed in Gherardini) seems to have been inspired by the animal bronzes of Gionvanni Bologna and Giovanni Susini. It was perhaps designed for casting in bronze as a seal-handle.
Purchased in Florence from the Gherardini Collection
The group (which is not related to a known model, and is not listed in Gherardini) seems to have been inspired by the animal bronzes of Gionvanni Bologna and Giovanni Susini. It was perhaps designed for casting in bronze as a seal-handle.
Purchased in Florence from the Gherardini Collection
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Red wax over a plaster core |
| Brief description | Model in red wax of "A Baited Bull", in the style of Giambologna, Florence, first half of sixteenth century |
| Physical description | The bull is attacked by one dog, and tramples the second underfoot. On a modelled circular base. Several small breakages showing the white core |
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| Historical context | Purchased in Florence from the Gherardini Collection |
| Production | The group (which is not related to a known model, and is not listed in Gherardini) seems to have been inspired by the animal bronzes of Gionvanni Bologna and Giovanni Susini; it was perhaps designed for casting in bronze as a seal-handle. |
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| Summary | This model in wax showing a baited bull is made by an unknown artist in the first half of the 16th century in Florence. The group (which is not related to a known model, and is not listed in Gherardini) seems to have been inspired by the animal bronzes of Gionvanni Bologna and Giovanni Susini. It was perhaps designed for casting in bronze as a seal-handle. Purchased in Florence from the Gherardini Collection |
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| Accession number | 4133-1854 |
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| Record created | April 16, 2008 |
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