Portrait Bust of John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester
The subject was traditionally identified as John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester and confessor to Henry VIII's first queen, Catherine of Aragon, but the identification has been increasingly called into question.
Artwork Details
- Title: Portrait Bust of John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester
- Artist: Pietro Torrigiano (Italian, Florence 1472–1528 Seville)
- Date: 1510–15
- Culture: British
- Medium: Polychrome terracotta
- Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 24 1/4 × 25 7/8 × 13 3/8 in., 62 lb. (61.6 × 65.7 × 34 cm, 28.1 kg)
- Classification: Sculpture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936
- Object Number: 36.69
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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