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