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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2023.39
People
Attributed to Orazio Mochi, Italian (Florence 1571 - 1625 Florence)
Title
Jester
Other Titles
Former Title: Wandering Jester
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
17th century
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/371195

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze, on ebonized wood socle
Dimensions
18 cm (7 1/16 in.)
with base: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • label: bottom of base, blue ballpoint ink: 41

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Lord Clark of Saltwood (Kenneth Clark), by descent; to The Honorable Colin Clark, sold [through Sotheby's, London, December 10, 1987, lot 110]. 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
2023.39
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • European Works of Art: Renaissance Bronzes and Sculpture, auct. cat., Sotheby's, London (London, December 10, 1987), p. 59, lot 110, repr.
  • Charles Avery, "Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes from the Alexis Gregory Collection", exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, Fall 1995), p. 68, cat. no. 41, 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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