The Dwarf Morgante as Bacchus

After a model by Giambologna Netherlandish

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The model on which this piece is based has been attributed to Giovanni Bologna and dated ca. 1580 by analogy with the fountain group Morgante on the Dragon, now Museo Nazionale, Florence. Morgante (ca. 1535–after 1594) was the favorite dwarf of the Medici court.

The Dwarf Morgante as Bacchus, After a model by Giambologna (Netherlandish, Douai 1529–1608 Florence), Bronze, on later marble base, Italian, Florence

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The Dwarf Morgante as Bacchus, After a model by Giambologna (Netherlandish, Douai 1529–1608 Florence), Bronze, on later marble base, Italian, Florence
The Dwarf Morgante as Bacchus, After a model by Giambologna (Netherlandish, Douai 1529–1608 Florence), Bronze, on later marble base, Italian, Florence

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