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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2023.44
People
Nicolò Roccatagliata, Italian (Genoa active 1593 - 1636)
Title
Warrior in Roman Armor, possibly Mars or Saint George
Other Titles
Former Title: Standing Warrior in Roman Armor
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
16th century
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/342192

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze, on ebonized marble base
Dimensions
28.5 cm (11 1/4 in.)
height including base: 38 cm (14 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • label: bottom of base, blue ballpoint ink: 29

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Christie’s, London, April 26, 1976, lot 122]. Cyril Humphris, London, sale [Sotheby’s, New York, January 10, 1995, lot 26]. Alexis Gregory, New York, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Alexis Gregory
Accession Year
2023
Object Number
2023.44
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Fine Works of Art and Sculpture, auct. cat., Christie, Manson and Woods, Ltd. (London, April 26, 1976), p. 25, lot 122, repr. as plate 19
  • Charles Avery, "Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes from the Alexis Gregory Collection", exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, Fall 1995), pp. 57-58, cat. no. 29, repr.
  • The Cyril Humphris Collection of European Sculpture and Works of Art, Part I, auct. cat., Sotheby's, New York (New York, January 10, 1995), lot 26, repr.

Exhibition History

  • Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes from the Collection of Alexis Gregory, Fogg Art Museum, 01/13/1996 - 06/22/1996

Verification Level

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