Cupid
Antico worked in Mantua, where for many years he was in the service of the noble Gonzaga family. He specialized in the manufacture of bronze statuettes, whose subject matter and style were modelled on examples from Classical antiquity. This particular statuette may have been intended for the collection of Isabella d’Este, the art-loving wife of Francesco Gonzaga.
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Cupid
Antico worked in Mantua, where for many years he was in the service of the noble Gonzaga family. He specialized in the manufacture of bronze statuettes, whose subject matter and style were modelled on examples from Classical antiquity. This particular statuette may have been intended for the collection of Isabella d’Este, the art-loving wife of Francesco Gonzaga.
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Antico werkte in Mantua, waar ...... e vrouw van Francesco Gonzaga.
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Antico worked in Mantua, where ...... ing wife of Francesco Gonzaga.
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identifier
BK-16936-1
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publisher
Rijksmuseum
title
Cupid
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Cupido
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type
created
c. 1520
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ca. 1520
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extent
breedte 18,0 cm
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depth 11.5 cm
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diameter 11.5 cm
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diepte 11,5 cm
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grondvlak diameter 11,5 cm
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height 29 cm
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height 32.5 cm
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hoogte 29 cm
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hoogte 32,5 cm
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width 18.0 cm
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Collectie: beeldhouwwerken
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Collection: sculptures
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provenance
Inv.;…; collection John Pierpo ...... ransferred to the museum, 1960
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eerste kwart 16e eeuw
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first quarter 16th century
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