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Poetry

c. 1590-1600

Nicolò Roccatagliata

Associated Names

Nicolò Roccatagliata

Artist, Genoese-Venetian, 1553 - 1653

The sculpture depicts a nude female figure standing on a round base. She is slightly bent forward with her head turned and gaze directed downward toward an object in her hands. She appears to be reading or writing on a tablet held by her left hand, while her right holds a stylus. The material is dark bronze, giving the sculpture a glossy finish with a deep brown coloration. Her body is sculpted with realistic proportions and detailing, including curls in her hair styled in a bun. The sculpture presents an intimate portrayal of the subject standing with her feet crossed at the ankles. The overall impression is of a finely crafted, lifelike representation capturing a moment of concentration or creation.

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Artwork overview

Medium

bronze
Credit Line

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

overall: 22.6 cm (8 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

2022.181.60

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Sale, Kunstauktionshaus Dr. Fritz Nagel, Stuttgart, 27 September, 1997, no. 2105); Alexander Rudigier, London; Robert H. Smith

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Bibliography

2007

Cristanetti, Simona, et al. Recent Acquisitions Made to the Robert H. Smith Collection of Renaissance Bronzes. London, 2007: 35-39, 60, repro. no. 60.

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