The Spinario
Statuette
1510-1530 (made)
1510-1530 (made)
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This bronze statuette was made by the workshop of Severo da Ravenna (Severo Calzetta) between 1510 and 1530 in Ravenna or Padua, Italy.
It is called The Spinario and shows a boy extracting a thorn from his foot.
Adapted from a famous antique bronze now in the Musei Capitolini, Rome, this figure was probably part of an inkstand. It was made by the workshop of Severo Calzetta, which used moulds to cast several versions of the same bronze. Severo's works were therefore owned by many collectors, including Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua.
Severo da Ravenna or Severo di Domenico Calzetta da Ravenna was an Italian sculptor, active ca 1496, who died ca. 1543. His father was probably a sculptor and he may have been related to the two painters of the same name working in the circle of Mantegna in Padua: Pietro Calzetta and Francesco Calzetta. Severo might have divided his time between Padua, Ferrara and Ravenna, where he was first recorded in 1496.
It is called The Spinario and shows a boy extracting a thorn from his foot.
Adapted from a famous antique bronze now in the Musei Capitolini, Rome, this figure was probably part of an inkstand. It was made by the workshop of Severo Calzetta, which used moulds to cast several versions of the same bronze. Severo's works were therefore owned by many collectors, including Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua.
Severo da Ravenna or Severo di Domenico Calzetta da Ravenna was an Italian sculptor, active ca 1496, who died ca. 1543. His father was probably a sculptor and he may have been related to the two painters of the same name working in the circle of Mantegna in Padua: Pietro Calzetta and Francesco Calzetta. Severo might have divided his time between Padua, Ferrara and Ravenna, where he was first recorded in 1496.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Statuette, The Spinario, workshop of Severo Calzetta da Ravenna, ca. 1510-30, Italy, Padua or Ravenna |
| Physical description | Statuette of a boy extracting a thorn from his foot. |
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| Gallery label | THE SPINARIO, also known as The Boy Extracting a Thorn from his Foot
About 1510-30
Workshop of Severo Calzetta da Ravenna (born 1465-75, died before 1538)
Adapted from a famous antique bronze now in the Musei Capitolini, Rome, this figure was probably part of an inkstand. It was made by the workshop of Severo Calzetta, which used moulds to cast several versions of the same bronze. Severo's works were therefore owned by many collectors, including Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua.
Italy, Padua or Ravenna
Bronze
Museum no. 4533-1858(2008) |
| Object history | Adapted from a famous antique bronze now in the Musei Capitolini, Rome, this figure was probably part of an inkstand. It was made by the workshop of Severo Calzetta, which used moulds to cast several versions of the same bronze. Severo's works were therefore owned by many collectors, including Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua. |
| Production | Padua or Ravenna |
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| Summary | This bronze statuette was made by the workshop of Severo da Ravenna (Severo Calzetta) between 1510 and 1530 in Ravenna or Padua, Italy. It is called The Spinario and shows a boy extracting a thorn from his foot. Adapted from a famous antique bronze now in the Musei Capitolini, Rome, this figure was probably part of an inkstand. It was made by the workshop of Severo Calzetta, which used moulds to cast several versions of the same bronze. Severo's works were therefore owned by many collectors, including Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua. Severo da Ravenna or Severo di Domenico Calzetta da Ravenna was an Italian sculptor, active ca 1496, who died ca. 1543. His father was probably a sculptor and he may have been related to the two painters of the same name working in the circle of Mantegna in Padua: Pietro Calzetta and Francesco Calzetta. Severo might have divided his time between Padua, Ferrara and Ravenna, where he was first recorded in 1496. |
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| Accession number | 4533&A-1858 |
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| Record created | July 4, 2008 |
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