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Wandbrunnen

Simone Mosca Italian
1527–34
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 503
Simone Mosca wurde in der Steinmetzstadt Settignano geboren und von dem großen Architekten Antonio da Sangallo dem Jüngeren ausgebildet und arbeitete mit führenden Künstlern als Bildhauer. Dieser monumentale Brunnen wurde aus einem bevorzugten regionalen Stein, dem Pietra serena, für den Palazzo Fossombroni in Arezzo gehauen. Er bewegt sich in entzückender Weise zwischen Architektur und Skulptur und findet einen Mittelweg zwischen den Sockeln, Säulen und dem Hauptgesims auf der einen Seite und den Masken, Muscheln und pflanzlichen Motiven auf der anderen. In denselben Jahren führte Mosca Dekorationsarbeiten für Michelangelo in der Medici-Kapelle aus; das subtile Oberflächenmuster des Brunnens zeigt Moscas Verständnis von Michelangelos Intentionen.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titel: Wandbrunnen
  • Künstler: Simone Mosca, Italiener, 1492–1553
  • Datum: 1527–34
  • Medium: Grauer Sandstein
  • Dimensionen: H: 4,95 m
  • Anerkennung: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1971
  • Akzession Nr.: 1971.158.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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