A COMPOSITION STONE MODEL OF THE UFFIZI BOAR

MODERN

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A COMPOSITION STONE MODEL OF THE UFFIZI BOAR
MODERN
Of large proportion, on an integral composition stone plinth base
54 in. (137 cm.) high; 63½ in. (161 cm.) wide; 43 in. (109 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

The Hellenistic marble original of 'Il Porcellino' was discovered in Rome and is first referred to in a 1556 city guide. By 1568 it had moved to Florence and in 1591 was housed in the Uffizi, as a gift from Pope Pius IV to Cosimo I de'Medici. A bronze copy was made by Pietro Tacca in the 1630s and it has remained a popular Grand Tour image ever since.

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