The Thorn Puller, after antiquity

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1977.131
People: Workshop of Severo da Ravenna, Italian (Ferrara or Ravenna, Italy 1465 - before 1538 Ravenna, Italy)
After Unidentified Artist
Title: The Thorn Puller, after antiquity
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: sculpture
Date: 16th century
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Veneto, Padua
Culture: Italian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/227839

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Bronze with brown patina
Dimensions: 15 x 10.1 x 10.5 cm (5 7/8 x 4 x 4 1/8 in.)
with base: 17.4 x 10.1 x 10.5 cm (6 7/8 x 4 x 4 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Therese Kuhn (Mrs. Herbert N.) Straus, Purchased in Rome, 1927, Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1977. Mrs. Straus's acquisition of this piece noted in her will.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Therese Kuhn Straus in memory of her husband, Herbert N. Straus
Accession Year: 1977
Object Number: 1977.131
Division: European and American Art
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Exhibition History

Exhibition of the Mrs. Herbert N. Straus Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 05/13/1978 - 06/17/1978

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