Boy holding an animal
Statuette
second half of 15th century (made)
second half of 15th century (made)
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This sculpture of a boy holding an animal (perhaps a dog or an ermine) is made by an unknown artist in Florence in the second half of the 15th century.
The bust was at one time ascribed to the Master of the Marble Madonnas, and was produced in the same studio as two other busts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Blumenthal Collection) and in the former Von Feist collection, Berlin. Since the figure in the companion bust (A.71-1910) holds the Medici ring, it is likely that the animal in the present bust also has an emblematic or heraldic significance.
The bust was at one time ascribed to the Master of the Marble Madonnas, and was produced in the same studio as two other busts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Blumenthal Collection) and in the former Von Feist collection, Berlin. Since the figure in the companion bust (A.71-1910) holds the Medici ring, it is likely that the animal in the present bust also has an emblematic or heraldic significance.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Boy holding an animal (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Serpentine (Verde di Prato) |
| Brief description | Statuette, serpentine (Verde di Prato), a Boy holding an animal, Italy (Florence), second half of 15th century |
| Physical description | This bust depicts a boy, who is naked and shown in the waist, clasping an animal against his chest. His short closely cropped hair is drilled to produce the effect of tight curls. The bust is roughly hollowed out beneath. |
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| Object history | This bust is the companion bust to A71-1910. From the Salting bequest. |
| Production | formerly ascribed to the Master of the Marble Madonnas. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This sculpture of a boy holding an animal (perhaps a dog or an ermine) is made by an unknown artist in Florence in the second half of the 15th century. The bust was at one time ascribed to the Master of the Marble Madonnas, and was produced in the same studio as two other busts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Blumenthal Collection) and in the former Von Feist collection, Berlin. Since the figure in the companion bust (A.71-1910) holds the Medici ring, it is likely that the animal in the present bust also has an emblematic or heraldic significance. |
| Associated object | A.71-1910 (Ensemble) |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.70-1910 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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