A male nude holding a sword
Statuette
late 16th century - early 17th century (made)
late 16th century - early 17th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This statuette represents a male nude wearing a helmet, with his head turned to the righ and his right arm raised and a sword held behind his body in the left hand.
Dr Hildburgh, who donated this object to the museum suggested that it was a direct cast from the model made by Cellini in preparation for his statue of Mars at Fontainebleau. However this opinion is not substantiated and the style of the statue is not closely related to this work.
Dr Hildburgh, who donated this object to the museum suggested that it was a direct cast from the model made by Cellini in preparation for his statue of Mars at Fontainebleau. However this opinion is not substantiated and the style of the statue is not closely related to this work.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | A male nude holding a sword |
| Materials and techniques | Gilt bronze |
| Brief description | Mars; Bronze gilt Italian 17c after cellini? |
| Physical description | Statuette, gilt bronze. Male nude wearing a helmet, head turned to the righ, the right arm raised and a sword held behind the body in the left hand. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr W.L. Hildburgh, F.S.A. |
| Object history | Given by Dr W.L. Hildburgh, F.S.A. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This statuette represents a male nude wearing a helmet, with his head turned to the righ and his right arm raised and a sword held behind his body in the left hand. Dr Hildburgh, who donated this object to the museum suggested that it was a direct cast from the model made by Cellini in preparation for his statue of Mars at Fontainebleau. However this opinion is not substantiated and the style of the statue is not closely related to this work. |
| Bibliographic reference | 'Benvenuto Cellini's Model for his colossal Mars' in Burlington Magazine. 1944, pp.200-2. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.4-1944 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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