Nessus Abducting Deianira
ca. 1590 | Antonio Susini
Emperor Rudolf II and Giambologna Emperor Rudolf II owned some two dozens small bronzes by the sculptor, who had been working in Florence since 1553. About half of them have been preserved in the Kunstkammer. They are among the most important and best-documented works by this principal exponent of European Mannerism. Rudolf II admired him so much that he elevated him to the hereditary nobility in 1588. He was unable, however, to persuade the artist to work at the Prague court.
Emperor Rudolf II and Giambologna Emperor Rudolf II owned some two dozens small bronzes by the sculptor, who had been working in Florence since 1553. About half of them have been preserved in the Kunstkammer. They are among the most important and best-documented works by this principal exponent of European Mannerism. Rudolf II admired him so much that he elevated him to the hereditary nobility in 1588. He was unable, however, to persuade the artist to work at the Prague court.
Artist:
Antonio Susini (1558 - 1624 Florenz; tätig in Florenz ab 1572) DNB
After:
Giovanni Bologna, gen. Giambologna (1529 Douai - 1608 Florenz) DNB
Time:
ca. 1590
Object Name
Statuette; bronze sculpture
Culture
Florence
Material/technology:
Bronze
Dimensions:
52 cm × 25,5 cm × 23 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 5847