Lot Essay
Although the straps to the stomach and tail clearly indicate this horse is lacking a rider, the modeling and, in particular, the chasing of the magnificent mane are marks of a significant artist.
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WORKSHOP OF PIETRO TACCA, FLORENTINE, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
Details
A BRONZE MODEL OF A REARING HORSE
WORKSHOP OF PIETRO TACCA, FLORENTINE, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
On a later rectangular black plastic base, lacking rider
7½ in. (19 cm.) high, 8½ in. (21.5 cm) high with base
WORKSHOP OF PIETRO TACCA, FLORENTINE, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
On a later rectangular black plastic base, lacking rider
7½ in. (19 cm.) high, 8½ in. (21.5 cm) high with base
Provenance
Private Collection, England.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 11 April 1990, lot 128.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 11 April 1990, lot 128.
Exhibited
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1975-1981.
L. Camins, Glorious Horseman, Equestrian Art in Europe 1500-1800, exh. cat., Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1981, no. 55.
P. Hunter-Stiebel, A Bronze Bestiary, Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc., New York, 1985, no. 34.
C. Avery and M. Hall, Giambologna: An Exhibition of Sculpture by the Master and his Followers from the Collection of Michael Hall, Esq., Salander O'Reilly Galleries, New York, 1998, no. 40.
Giambologna and his Followers: Sculpture from the Collections of Michael Hall, Miami-Dade College Museum of Art, Freedom Tower, 9 October 2009-20 February 2010.
L. Camins, Glorious Horseman, Equestrian Art in Europe 1500-1800, exh. cat., Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1981, no. 55.
P. Hunter-Stiebel, A Bronze Bestiary, Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc., New York, 1985, no. 34.
C. Avery and M. Hall, Giambologna: An Exhibition of Sculpture by the Master and his Followers from the Collection of Michael Hall, Esq., Salander O'Reilly Galleries, New York, 1998, no. 40.
Giambologna and his Followers: Sculpture from the Collections of Michael Hall, Miami-Dade College Museum of Art, Freedom Tower, 9 October 2009-20 February 2010.
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