Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Spinario the Thorn Picker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A grand tour bronze sculpture of Spinario. Measures: Height: circa 8 1/4 in.
Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Spinario the Thorn Picker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A grand tour bronze sculpture of Spinario. Measures: Height: circa 8 1/4 in.
Bronze
Italian Grand Tour Bronze Bust Of Spinario With Marble Pedestal
Located in Essex, MA
Copy of an original made in the 15th century. Vertigris patina. Green serpentine marble pedestal. Classic nineteenth century copy of the original Renaissance bronze, the original in ...
Marble, Serpentine, Bronze
$680
H 5.32 in W 3.55 in D 3.94 in
A terracotta sculpture of Spinario, boy with a thorn, Italian, Grand Tour C1890
Located in Central England, GB
A superbly detailed small terracotta sculpture of the classical Italian Grand Tour figure of Spinario, or boy with a thorn, who was a devoted shepherd boy.
Terracotta
19thc Italian Grand Tour Marble Sculpture "Spinario" the Thorn Extractor
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc Italian Hellenistic Grand Tour Carved Marble Sculpture of Spinario the Thorn Extractor.
Marble
$1,260
H 8.27 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
19th Century Grand Tour Bronze of the Spinario or "Boy with Thorn"
Located in New York, NY
A fine patinated bronze figure of the Boy with Thorn (Lo Spinario), modeled after the Hellenistic original in the Capitoline Museums. The sculpture depicts a young boy in a naturalis...
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Alabaster Figure Of The Spinario (Boy with Thorn)
Located in Dublin, IE
A well-executed alabaster figure of a nude boy seated on a rocky base, leaning forward intently as he removes a thorn from his foot. The carving demonstrates fine anatomical detailin...
Alabaster
Grand Tour "Boy With Thorn" or "Spinario" Bronze Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
Grand Tour bronze sculpture of "Spinario / Boy with Thorn," in the Greco-Roman Hellenistic manner, raised on a circular base.
Bronze
A Good and Large-Scaled Italian Grand Tour Bronze of Spinario
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good and large-scaled Italian grand tour bronze of Spinario (boy with thorn); a well-rendered bronze sculpture of a seated boy withdrawing a thorn from the sole of his foot all ove...
Bronze
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H 7.75 in W 5 in D 6 in
Antique Italian Grand Tour Bronze Spinario Boy with Thorn Figure Greek Statue
Located in Wilton, CT
Antique Italian bronze figure picking a thorn from his foot, circa late 19th century. This figure, known as Spinario (the Spaniard) is based on an ancient Greek statue in the Capitol...
Bronze
A 19th Century Neapolitan Bronze Model of Spinario
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Large Grand Tour Bronze of Spinario, with a great weathered patina and inlaid silver eyes.
Silver, Bronze
Grand Tour “Boy with Thorn” or Spinario Bronze Sculpture
Located in Toronto, ON
This beautiful and decorative classic cast bronze from the turn of the 19th century is of a seated boy removing a thorn from his foot. The original in bronze is in the Palazzo dei C...
Bronze
Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture Boy with Thorn or Lo Spinario
Located in Rochester, NY
19th century Italian bronze sculpture Lo Spinario or boy with thorn. Chiaruzzi foundry.
Metal, Bronze
Grand Tour Bronze of Spinario, After the Ancient Roman Original
Located in Stamford, CT
A wonderful 'Grand Tour' cast of 'Spinaro', also known as 'The Boy with Thorn' with a foundry mark of R.
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture of Spinario, Italian Cast Figure, Grand Tour, 1870
Located in Montreal, QC
Since the original many copies have been made, in the early Renaissance, it was celebrated through being one of the first Roman sculptures to be copied. During the grand tour with re...
Bronze
Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture Boy with Thorn or Lo Spinario
Located in Rochester, NY
Italian bronze sculpture Lo Spinario or boy with thorn.
Metal, Bronze
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H 8.27 in W 4.34 in D 6.11 in
Antique Grand Tour Italian Bronze Figure of Spinario The Boy with Thorn
Located in Newark, England
The figure would have been available to purchase by young scholars during their partake in the grand tour around Europe. The Italian Bronze Figure of Spinario, the boy with thorn dat...
Bronze
19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Spinario or Boy with a Thorn
Located in Stockholm, SE
A 19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of "Spinario" or Boy With a Thorn.
Bronze
Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture Boy with Thorn or Lo Spinario
Located in Rochester, NY
19th century Italian bronze sculpture Lo Spinario or boy with thorn.
Metal, Bronze
Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture Boy with Thorn or Lo Spinario
Located in Rochester, NY
19th century Italian bronze sculpture Lo Spinario or boy with thorn.
Metal, Bronze
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H 10.5 in W 8.25 in D 7 in
Grand Tour Ceramic of Spinario after the Ancient Roman Original Boy With Thorn
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-681A Classical nude young boy bisque sculpture Boy with Thorn Has vintage flower German makers mark on bottom.
Ceramic
Sold
H 6.5 in Dm 4.5 in
19th Century Marble & Bronze 'Spinario' Boy Pulling a Thorn from His Foot Statue
Located in Lisse, NL
A small master piece, after the Original, this small bronze was probably a Grand Tour Souvenir in the 19th Century. First documented in the 12th century, it was one of the ancient w...
Marble, Bronze
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H 10.44 in W 7.49 in D 5.32 in
19th century Italian bronze sculpture, The boy with the thorn or Spinario C1870
Located in Central England, GB
A superb example of this classical figure is beautifully cast with very fine detailing. It dates to the 19th century, circa 1870 and it is a cast bronze reduction figure modelled fro...
Bronze
Grand Tour Bronze of Spinario
Located in Markham, ON
One of the classic Grand Tour Souvenirs of Italy. "Spinario" - A boy removing a thorn from his foot.
Grand Tour Bronze Figure Of Bacchus
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A 19th century Italian grand tour bronze figure of Bacchus with a goat over his shoulders Circa 1890
Bronze
Antinous Plaster Bust
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
The elegant features of the young Antinous, a favorite of beloved Roman emperor Hadrian, are masterfully captured with exceptional richness in this plaster bust of the ancient Greek ...
Plaster
$6,500
H 41.5 in W 18.75 in D 1.5 in
"Standing Male Model from Behind, " Beautiful Male Nude, Three-Quarters Size
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully and sensitively painted, this view of a young, nude male model, facing away from the viewer, places him in an artist's studio or atelier, with painters and their easels v...
Paint
Grand Tour Male Nude Bronze Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Early 20th Century bronze male nude sculpture on wood pedestal base.
Bronze
"Arms Raised", Striking Portrait of Nude Male Youth by Jarl, Denmark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking combination of realism and abstraction, this portrait of a nude male youth with his arms behind his neck -- Stanley Christensen -- is beautifully expressed in tones of cha...
Paint
$31,525Sale Price|35% Off
H 49 in W 59 in D 1.75 in
"The Golden Hour, " Monumental Painting with Utopian Scene, Multiple Male Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Monumental and quite extraordinary, this utopian scene -- all cast in a lovely, warm glow -- depicts a wide range of nude figures, mostly male, in a grassy river valley between mount...
Paint
'Seated Hermes', a 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze
Located in Chicago, IL
An extraordinary and wonderfully rendered 19th century Italian cast bronze depicting a seated Hermes, the Greek god of messengers, travelers, and merchants, modeled after an original...
Bronze
$1,880
H 23.63 in W 31.5 in D 0.79 in
Summer 8 - Contemporary Expressive, Figurative Oil Painting, Male Nude Series
By Bartosz Kolata
Located in Salzburg, AT
Bartosz Kolata was born in Torun, Poland in 1979. In 2006 he graduated in Art Conservation and Restoration from Nicolas Copernicus University UMK, securing a Master of Art degree. He...
Canvas, Oil
"Narcissus" Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture After the Antique
Located in Montreal, QC
A late 19th century / early 20th century bronze figure of Narcissus, after the Antique, He wears a wreath in his hair and carries a goat skin wine sack and stands on a circular base....
Bronze
$1,495Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.75 in Dm 5.91 in
Ancient Italian Pompeii Grand Tour bronze statue of the narcissus M. Amodio
Located in Berlin, DE
Ancient Italian Pompeii Grand Tour bronze statue of the narcissus M. Amodio A large patinated bronze sculpture of the ancient Roman hunter Narcissus by Michele Amodio from the late ...
Bronze
Grand Tour Neoclassical Bronze of “The Dying Gaul”
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice little bronze Grand Tour souvenir bronze of the Dying Gaul a famous sculpture of antiquity preserved in Rome. This bronze has nice detail. The patina is worn in some places an...
Bronze
$98,000
H 82 in W 33 in D 33 in
19th Century over Life-Size Marble Statue of Bacchus after Michelangelo
Located in Essex, MA
Mid-19th century over life-size carved marble statue of Michelangelo's "Bacchus". Grand Tour copy through the "Point To Point" method directly from the original keeping its masterful...
Marble
$1,200
H 10.5 in W 7.5 in D 8.5 in
Antique Figural French Bronze Spinario Boy With Thorn 10.5" Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Figural French Bronze Spinario Boy With Thorn 10.5" Sculpture. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 10.5" H x 7.5" W x 8.5" D.
Bronze
Italian Bronze Grand Tour Seated Hermes After the Antique
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large-scale late 19th century Italian Grand Tour bronze of the ‘Seated Hermes’ after the antique, ex. private UK collection. Also known as ‘Resting Hermes’ or ‘Seated Mercury’, thi...
Metal, Bronze
$1,250
H 11 in W 4.25 in D 4.25 in
Italian Grand Tour Classical Verdigris Bronze Sculpture of Narcissus
Located in Bradenton, FL
Italian Classical bronze sculpture of Narcissus with a verdigris patina, believed to by Chiurazzi, or a similar foundry, Naples, circa 1900. Narcissus is shown nude except for a pai...
Bronze
Large 19th Century Italian 'Spinario' Bronze Sculpture on Stand
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Large 19th century Italian 'Spinario' bronze sculpture on stand. This is a 19th century copy and the original is in the Capitaline Museum.
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