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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.131
People
Workshop of Severo da Ravenna, Italian (Ferrara or Ravenna, Italy 1465 - before 1538 Ravenna, Italy)
After Unidentified Artist
Title
The Thorn Puller, after antiquity
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
16th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Veneto, Padua
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/227839

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze with brown patina
Dimensions
15 x 10.1 x 10.5 cm (5 7/8 x 4 x 4 1/8 in.)
with base: 17.4 x 10.1 x 10.5 cm (6 7/8 x 4 x 4 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Therese Kuhn (Mrs. Herbert N.) Straus, Purchased in Rome, 1927, Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1977. Mrs. Straus's acquisition of this piece noted in her will.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Therese Kuhn Straus in memory of her husband, Herbert N. Straus
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.131
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Exhibition of the Mrs. Herbert N. Straus Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 05/13/1978 - 06/17/1978

Verification Level

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