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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2023.46.1
People
Workshop of Nicolò Roccatagliata, Italian (Genoa active 1593 - 1636)
Title
Putto Playing a Horn
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
16th-17th century
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/371212

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze, on ochre-colored marble base
Dimensions
16 cm (6 5/16 in.)
height including base: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • label: bottom of base, blue ballpoint ink: 32

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
The Estate of Mrs. Germain Seligmann, sold [through Christie's, New York, January 11, 1994, lot 54]. 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
2023.46.1
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Charles Avery, "Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes from the Alexis Gregory Collection", exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, Fall 1995), pp. 59-60, cat. no. 32, repr.

Exhibition History

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

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