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Boy With Thorn "Spinaro" Sculpture Alabaster 19th Century

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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, dates from the 1st century BC according to the models of the Greek statues of antiquity and is now kept in the Capitol Museum. in Rome. This work was placed in front of the Lateran Palace since the Middle Ages and was one of the most admired and copied works since the Renaissance. Our copy is carved in a beautiful piece of alabaster of a beautiful tanslucent white is of a remarkable quality of execution, the graceful body of the subject has beautiful proportions, the face is fine and delicate.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 8.67 in (22 cm)Diameter: 5.12 in (13 cm)
  • Style:
    Neoclassical (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1880
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Beuzevillette, FR
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2663327297202

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