Add to Collection

Add this item to an existing or new collection.
Harvard Art Museums
Incorrect Username, Email, or Password
This object does not yet have a description.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.135
People
School of Donatello (Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi), Italian (1386? - 1466)
Title
Putto with a Dolphin
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Boy with Dolphin
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
c. 1510
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/227913

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Brass with traces of gilt
Technique
Lost-wax process
Dimensions
20 x 8.2 x 7.8 cm (7 7/8 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/16 in.)
with base: 23.8 x 8.5 x 7.8 cm (9 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 3 1/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • label: bottom of base, black ink, handwritten: T. K. S.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Therese Kuhn (Mrs. Herbert N.) Straus, New York, NY, Purchased in Italy, 1927, Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1977. Mrs. Straus purchased in Rome or Florence in 1926 or 1927, according to 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
1977.135
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
Permissions

The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

Verification Level

This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu