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Gladiator

ca. 1603 | Adriaen de Vries

“ All sorts of Pictures in Brass or Other Metal” In the Kunstkammer of Prague Castle, numerous bronze sculptures were displayed on tables or kept in cabinets and large cupboards, where the sets of antlers were also stored. Several statuettes were mentioned specifically in the inventory of 1607–11 as being works by Giambologna, whom Rudolf II particularly esteemed. His Mercury is balanced almost weightlessly on his left foot and, like his elegantly turned female figures, is modelled fully in the round.

“ All sorts of Pictures in Brass or Other Metal” In the Kunstkammer of Prague Castle, numerous bronze sculptures were displayed on tables or kept in cabinets and large cupboards, where the sets of antlers were also stored. Several statuettes were mentioned specifically in the inventory of 1607–11 as being works by Giambologna, whom Rudolf II particularly esteemed. His Mercury is balanced almost weightlessly on his left foot and, like his elegantly turned female figures, is modelled fully in the round.

Artist:
Adriaen de Vries (um 1556 Den Haag - 1626 Prag) DNB

Time:
ca. 1603

Object Name
Statuette; bronze sculpture

Culture
Prague

Material/technology:
Bronze

Dimensions:
18,9 cm × 12,5 cm

Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer

Invs.
Kunstkammer, 5819

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