Saint Bartholomew

After a composition by Pierre Legros II Italian, born France

after 1738

Not on view

This statuette was copied after an engraving by Francesco Aquila of Legros's statue, executed between 1705 and 1712 that forms part of the celebrated series of marble Apostles in San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome.

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Title: Saint Bartholomew
Artist: After a composition by Pierre Legros II (Italian (born France), Paris 1666–1719 Rome)
Date: after 1738
Culture: Italian, Rome
Medium: Marble
Dimensions: Height: 34 in. (86.4 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1958
Object Number: 58.136
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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