Bellerophon Taming Pegasus

ca. 1481/82, Artist: Bertoldo di Giovanni , Modellierung

 

 

Bellerophon Taming Pegasus

This group, one of the earliest and most famous small bronzes of the Renaissance, was modelled and signed by Bertoldo di Giovanni. He was a student of Donatello and teacher of Michelangelo, and belonged to the artistic circle around Lorenzo de’ Medici, “il Magnifico.” Aided by Pegasus, Bellerophon tried unsuccessfully to ride to Olympus, which is why he is considered a symbol of human arrogance.

Location: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer Wien Raum XXXIV

Object data

Object Name

Statuette; bronze sculpture

Culture

Florence

Dated

ca. 1481/82

Artist

Bertoldo di Giovanni , Modellierung (um 1440 Florenz - 1491 Poggio a Caiano) - GND

Contributor

Material

Bronze

Dimensions

32,5 cm × 40,5 cm × 18,5 cm

Signed

EXPRESSIT ME BERThOLDVS. CONFLAVIT HADRIANVS

Image rights

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer

Inv. No.

Kunstkammer, 5596

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