20th Century Impressive Marble Sculpture "the Thorn Extractor"/Spinario
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Impressive marble sculpture "The Thorn Extractor Spinario" Italy Rome The Extractor of Thorns (in Italian: Spinario) is an ancient motif of fine arts, especially scul...
Marble
19th Century Grand Tour Bronze of the Spinario or "Boy with Thorn"
Located in New York, NY
The sculpture depicts a young boy in a naturalistic pose, intently removing a thorn from his foot.
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.
Alabaster
Unavailable
H 11.82 in W 7.88 in D 7.49 in
19th Century Bronze Sculpture of Boy after Original Classical Greek with Thorn
Located in Roma, IT
Boy with Thorn, also called Fedele (Fedelino) or Spinario, is a Greco-Roman Hellenistic bronze sculpture of a boy withdrawing a thorn from the sole of his foot, now in the Palazzo de...
Bronze
Vintage Bronze Study of the Classic Greco-Roman Sculpture Fedele
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage bronze depicting the classic Greco-Roman sculpture Boy with Thorn (alternately Fedele or Spinario).
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
Classic Bronze Statue Spinario Casted by B. Boschetti Roma
By Benedetto Boschetti
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Classic bronze statue depicting a young boy picking a thorn from his foot. The original statue is called 'Spinario' and dates from the first century B.C. This copy is from circa 1900...
Bronze
Barbedienne Foundry Bronze Model of Spinario
Located in London, GB
The figure is that of a young boy deep in concentration, removing a thorn from his left foot.
Bronze
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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
Italian, late 19th century bronze figure of Spinario mounted on a marble base. It brilliantly captures the intense concentration of a boy extracting a thorn from his foot. A small ma...
Marble, 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
19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Spinario or Boy with a Thorn
Located in Stockholm, SE
Fine casting. Boy with Thorn or Spinario, is a Greco-Roman Hellenistic bronze sculpture of a boy withdrawing a thorn from the sole of his foot, now in the Palazzo dei Conservatori,...
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 Bronze sculpture is beautifully cast raised upon a black marble base with white specs modelled as The Boy With The Thorn after the antique.
Bronze
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H 8.27 in W 3.94 in D 5.32 in
Rose Gold Patinated Bronze Figure of Boy with Thorn Spinario, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
The bronze features a naked boy seating on top of a rock and withdrawing a thorn from the sole of his foot.
Bronze
Antique Italian Marble “Ascanius“ Statue
Located in Austin, TX
Marble statue from Italy. “The statue represents a naked boy, sitting on a rock, intent on removing a thorn from his foot, probably from treading grapes during the harvest. This them...
Carrara Marble
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H 11.75 in W 5.25 in D 4 in
19th Century Bronze 'Spinario' or 'Boy with Thorn in Foot', after the Antique
Located in Suffolk, GB
A mid-19th century French bronze figure of 'Spinario' or 'Boy with thorn in his foot', after the Antique with good patina raised on marble base.
Bronze
$795Sale Price|36% Off
H 6.25 in W 4.5 in D 3.5 in
19th Century Porcelain "Spinario" Sculpture by Aelteste Volkstedter
By Aelteste Volkstedter Porzellanmanufaktur
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century porcelain "Spinario" sculpture by Aelteste Volkstedter.
Porcelain
Magnificent Life-Size Marble Sculpture from Italy 180 CM
Located in Madrid, ES
Add a touch of classical elegance to your collection with this magnificent life-size marble sculpture, masterfully crafted from the finest Italian marble. This exceptional piece, met...
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
$1,162Sale Price|20% Off
H 8.67 in Dm 5.12 in
Boy With Thorn "Spinaro" Sculpture Alabaster 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Pretty alabaster sculpture of a young man removing a thorn from his foot. Theme taken up many times in the sculpture, the oldest known example of the boy with thorn , or Spinaro, da...
Alabaster
Alabaster Figure Spinario
Located in Cheshire, GB
Alabaster sculpture, Spinario statue of a boy with a thorn in his foot on a yellow Scagliola pedestal. He is based on an antique bronze original which is in the Capitoline Museum Rom...
Alabaster
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