Statue
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This statue in stucco is made after Lorenzi Stoldo, in Florence. There is no evidence as to the date at which the cast was made, though the fact that the figure is not completely nude might indicate a dating in the late 18th or early 19th century (cit. Pope-Hennessy).
The figure reproduces a bronze statuette in the Studiolo of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. The subject of the bronze is variously identified as Venus or Galatea.
Stoldo Lorenzi (1534-1583) was initially influenced by Pierino da Vinci. He was employed as a bronze sculptor in the Duomo at Pisa (1582) and in the Studiolo of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence.
The figure reproduces a bronze statuette in the Studiolo of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. The subject of the bronze is variously identified as Venus or Galatea.
Stoldo Lorenzi (1534-1583) was initially influenced by Pierino da Vinci. He was employed as a bronze sculptor in the Duomo at Pisa (1582) and in the Studiolo of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stucco casted |
| Brief description | Statue in stucco, probably representing Venus or Galatea, cast after a bronze by Stoldo Lorenzi, Florence, probably late 18th or early 19th century |
| Physical description | The nymph is shown naked with her right knee bent and her right foot resting on the head of a dolphin whose tail curls up behind. In her hands she holds a nautilus shell and a branch of coral. The figure stands on a circular base superimposed on a rectangle. |
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| Object history | Purchased in Florence. The figure reproduces a bronze statuette in the Studiolo of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. The subject of the bronze is variously identified as Venus or Galatea. |
| Production | There is no evidence as to the date at which the cast was made, though the fact that the figure is not completely nude might indicate a dating in the late 18th or early 19th century (cit. Pope-Hennessy) |
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| Summary | This statue in stucco is made after Lorenzi Stoldo, in Florence. There is no evidence as to the date at which the cast was made, though the fact that the figure is not completely nude might indicate a dating in the late 18th or early 19th century (cit. Pope-Hennessy). The figure reproduces a bronze statuette in the Studiolo of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. The subject of the bronze is variously identified as Venus or Galatea. Stoldo Lorenzi (1534-1583) was initially influenced by Pierino da Vinci. He was employed as a bronze sculptor in the Duomo at Pisa (1582) and in the Studiolo of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. |
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| Accession number | 5897-1859 |
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| Record created | August 20, 2008 |
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