Abundance
Statuette
ca.1520 (made)
ca.1520 (made)
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This is one of a number of pieces once thought to be made by Riccio, the great master of the small bronze. But during a study of Riccio’s bronzes, it was discovered that they were made using a different technique. It seems that another workshop was imitating Riccio’s style.
Object details
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| Title | Abundance (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Statuette, bronze, Italian (Padua), style of Andrea Briosco called Il Riccio (ca. 1470-1532), early 16th century |
| Physical description | This standing female nude figure holds an apple in the proper right hand and an upright cornucopia in the left. She wears a diadem, and her hair is centrally parted and tied back in a classical style. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support |
| Object history | Bought from the Heim Gallery. |
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| Summary | This is one of a number of pieces once thought to be made by Riccio, the great master of the small bronze. But during a study of Riccio’s bronzes, it was discovered that they were made using a different technique. It seems that another workshop was imitating Riccio’s style. |
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| Accession number | A.6-1971 |
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| Record created | January 16, 2004 |
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