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Hope

ca. 1464–66
Not on view
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

Object Information
  • 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

More Artwork

More Artwork
Portrait medal of Camilla Buondelmonti Salviati (obverse); Personification of Hope (reverse), Niccolò Fiorentino (Niccolò di Forzore Spinelli) Italian, Bronze
Portrait medal of Camilla Buondelmonti Salviati (obverse); Personification of Hope (reverse)
Style of Niccolò Fiorentino (Niccolò di Forzore Spinelli)
model ca. 1490 (possibly cast 16th or 17th century)
Virginal, Wood, parchment, ivory, paint, Italian
Virginal
Italian
1540
Marble female figure, Marble, Cycladic
Marble female figure
Cycladic
4500–4000 BCE
Medal: Giovanni Antonio de' Conti, Niccolò Fiorentino (Niccolò di Forzore Spinelli) Italian, Bronze
Medal: Giovanni Antonio de' Conti
Style of Niccolò Fiorentino (Niccolò di Forzore Spinelli)
model late 15th century (possibly cast 16th or 17th century)
Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, Francesco Colonna Italian, Printed book with woodcut illustrations
Hypnerotomachia Poliphili
Multiple artists/makers
December 1499

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