Female Ape
Statuette
late 16th century - early 17th century (made)
late 16th century - early 17th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This statuette is satirical and was perhaps designed as an allegory of vanity. It shows a female Ape in a walking pose, earing earings and a scarf crossed on the chest and tied at the back above the tail.
Its is similar to the animal bronzes produced in the studio of Giovanni Bologna at the end of the sixteenth and the beginning of the seventeenth century.
Its is similar to the animal bronzes produced in the studio of Giovanni Bologna at the end of the sixteenth and the beginning of the seventeenth century.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Female Ape |
| Materials and techniques | Cast bronze |
| Brief description | Statuette, female ape, bronze, Italian, late 16th or early 17th century |
| Physical description | Bronze statuette of a female ape. The model shows a female Ape in a walking pose with the right leg advanced, the right forearm extended and the left arm raised. The figure wears earings and a scarf crossed on the chest and tied at the back above the tail. |
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| Object history | Purchased for £50 from Mr Alfred Spero. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This statuette is satirical and was perhaps designed as an allegory of vanity. It shows a female Ape in a walking pose, earing earings and a scarf crossed on the chest and tied at the back above the tail. Its is similar to the animal bronzes produced in the studio of Giovanni Bologna at the end of the sixteenth and the beginning of the seventeenth century. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.2-1943 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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