Goat
Statuette
ca. 1520 (made)
ca. 1520 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This bronze exists in several versions and is probably based on a model by the celebrated Paduan master, Il Riccio. During the Renaissance the goat was a symbol of male sexuality. It was also associated with the ancient Roman god of wine.
Riccio (1470-1532) - meaning 'Curly-Head' - worked primarily in bronze and is acknowledged as the master of the bronze statuette during the late 15th and early 16th centuries. He was active in the humanist circle of the University of Padua, in north-east Italy.
Riccio was trained as a goldsmith and lived and worked all his live in Padua. Today he is acknowledged as one of the greatest bronze sculptors of the Renaissance.
His statuettes, functional objects, like oil lamps, and reliefs reflect Riccio's inimitable ability to express the most refined humanist ideas prevalent in the Veneto in bronze.
He was also a specialist in rendering themes of Classical mythology.
His oeuvre is often neglected because of its small scale, but it constitutes one of the most fascinating manifestations of the poetic paganism of the High Renaissance.
Riccio (1470-1532) - meaning 'Curly-Head' - worked primarily in bronze and is acknowledged as the master of the bronze statuette during the late 15th and early 16th centuries. He was active in the humanist circle of the University of Padua, in north-east Italy.
Riccio was trained as a goldsmith and lived and worked all his live in Padua. Today he is acknowledged as one of the greatest bronze sculptors of the Renaissance.
His statuettes, functional objects, like oil lamps, and reliefs reflect Riccio's inimitable ability to express the most refined humanist ideas prevalent in the Veneto in bronze.
He was also a specialist in rendering themes of Classical mythology.
His oeuvre is often neglected because of its small scale, but it constitutes one of the most fascinating manifestations of the poetic paganism of the High Renaissance.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Goat |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Statuette, bronze, of a goat, Italian (Padua), after Andrea Briosco, called Il Riccio (1470-1532), early 16th century |
| Physical description | Bronze statuette of a billy-goat with its mouth open. |
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| Credit line | Webb bequest |
| Object history | From the Webb bequest, 1952. Historical significance: This bronze exists in several versions. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This bronze exists in several versions and is probably based on a model by the celebrated Paduan master, Il Riccio. During the Renaissance the goat was a symbol of male sexuality. It was also associated with the ancient Roman god of wine. Riccio (1470-1532) - meaning 'Curly-Head' - worked primarily in bronze and is acknowledged as the master of the bronze statuette during the late 15th and early 16th centuries. He was active in the humanist circle of the University of Padua, in north-east Italy. Riccio was trained as a goldsmith and lived and worked all his live in Padua. Today he is acknowledged as one of the greatest bronze sculptors of the Renaissance. His statuettes, functional objects, like oil lamps, and reliefs reflect Riccio's inimitable ability to express the most refined humanist ideas prevalent in the Veneto in bronze. He was also a specialist in rendering themes of Classical mythology. His oeuvre is often neglected because of its small scale, but it constitutes one of the most fascinating manifestations of the poetic paganism of the High Renaissance. |
| Bibliographic reference | Binnebeke, Emile von. Bronze Sculpture: Sculpture from 1500-1800 in the Collection of the Boymans-van-Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam, 1994, pp. 54-55, cat. no. 6 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.75-1952 |
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| Record created | January 13, 2004 |
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