Grand Tour Patinated-Bronze Model of a Boy Pulling a Thorn from His Foot, After a model by Antico

Grand Tour Patinated-Bronze Model of a Boy Pulling a Thorn from His Foot, After a model by Antico

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Indistinctly signed on the base.

11 1/4 in. high.

Note: Pier Jacobo Alari Bonacolsi (1460-1528) earned his moniker 'Antico' for his dedication to the art of ancient Greece and Rome, in particular his bronze reductions of famous antique statuary.

The Antico version of Spinaro by Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi is housed in the Capitoline Museum in Rome.
Condition Report: Uneven surface with losses to the patination. Scattered verdigris patination with a minor age crack on this right wrist. Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.