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Summary
This red wax statuette is the modello for a much larger fountain sculpture that was cast in bronze for Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici in Florence. The nude boy is a genius, a guardian spirit from classical antiquity, holding up a globe, symbolizing the earthly cosmos (‘cosmo’). Like the
Capricorn under his arm, signifying the duke’s astrological sign, it too alludes to Cosimo.
Tags
figure
sculptures
wax
wood plant material
bartolomeo ammanati
genio mediceo
high resolution
sculpture
florence
aristocracy
medici
sculpture collection rijksmuseum
3d object
statue
rijksmuseum
italian art
Date
1556 - 1557
Source
Rijksmuseum
Link
Copyright info
Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")