Il Porcellino

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Robert Schreuder Antiquair
Professional Seller
Name
Il Porcellino
Measurements
Height: 21 cm, Width: 23 cm, Depth: 14 cm
Reference
ROBA130613
Techniques
Cast
Colors
Red, Brown, Gray, White, Black
Categories
Fine Art Sculptures
Materials
Bronze Marble
Styles
Baroque Grand Tour
Periods
19th Century Antique second half 19th century
Origins
Italy
Origin and period
Italy
Subject
Figure
Description
Finely cast bronze Grand Tour model after the Porcellino: the bronze fountain figure of a boar that was cast by Baroque sculptor Pietro Tacca around 1634 and adorned the Mercato Nuovo in Florence (where nowadays a copy can be found). Tacca based his statue on a Roman marble boar in the collection of the Medici Grand Dukes (now Uffizi). A small version of the Porcellino like ours was a much beloved souvenir for travelers visiting Florence on their Grand Tour.
Our bronze boar dates from the second half of the 19th century, recently mounted on a beautiful dark red and green marble base.

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