Hope
This figure is one of the statuettes of Virtues which once adorned the tomb of Orsato Giustiniani, a prominent Venetian sea captain who died in 1464. The tomb was formerly in the Cloisters of Sant'Andrea della Certosa which occupies an island between the Lido and S. Pietro di Castello.
Artwork Details
- Title: Hope
- Maker: Niccolò Fiorentino (Niccolò di Forzore Spinelli) (Italian, Florence 1430–1514 Florence)
- Date: ca. 1464–66
- Culture: Italian, Venice
- Medium: Marble
- Dimensions: Height: 31 1/4 in. (79.4 cm)
- Classification: Sculpture
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1956
- Object Number: 56.15.1
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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