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Four Tortoises

1549-1551

Zanobi Lastricati

Associated Names

Zanobi Lastricati

Artist, Italian, 1508 - 1590

The sculpture depicts a turtle with detailed features of its shell and limbs. It is made from a material resembling bronze, with a dark brown and greenish color. The turtle is shown in a grounded position with its head extended and limbs partially visible. The sculpture offers various angles to view the subject, emphasizing its three-dimensional form and surface texture.

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Artwork overview

Medium

bronze
Credit Line

Gift of Robert H. Smith/Robert H. Smith Collection
Dimensions

max. length: 11 1/16 in. (28.1 cm)
Accession Number

2022.181.4

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2004

Radcliffe, Anthony and Nicholas Penny. Art of the Renaissance Bronze, 1500-1650. London, 2004: 17, 36-39, 299-300, repro. no. 4.

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