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Bust of a Girl

ca. 1505 | Antonio Lombardo

In contrast to Florence, portrait sculpture in Venice developed hesitantly, as any cult of personality was long taboo. Funerary monuments were the only exceptions. This portrait head of Marc Antonio della Torre perhaps comes from such a context. Small, idealized bronze busts in an antique style, on the other hand, were produced in Upper Italy as collectibles.

In contrast to Florence, portrait sculpture in Venice developed hesitantly, as any cult of personality was long taboo. Funerary monuments were the only exceptions. This portrait head of Marc Antonio della Torre perhaps comes from such a context. Small, idealized bronze busts in an antique style, on the other hand, were produced in Upper Italy as collectibles.

Attributed to:
Antonio Lombardo , Modellierung (1458 Padua - 1516 Venedig) DNB

Time:
ca. 1505

Object Name
Statuette; bronze sculpture

Culture
Venice

Material/technology:
Bronze

Dimensions:
17 cm × 15,7 cm × 13 cm

Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer

Invs.
Kunstkammer, 9098

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