The Captured Turk

17th century

Not on view

This is a study for one of the bound slaves on the monument of Ferdinand I dei Medici, Leghorn, commissioned 1615, completed 1626–27. A similar, larger bronze and two terracottas exists as well.

Artwork Details

Object Information

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Provenance

Title: The Captured Turk
Artist: Pietro Tacca (Italian, Carrara 1577–1640 Florence)
Date: 17th century
Culture: Italian, Florence
Medium: Pearwood
Dimensions: Height: 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1905
Object Number: 05.8
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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Girl, Leonhard Kern German, Pearwood (Pyrus communis); pedestal: blackened wood, German, Schwabisch-Hall — Girl
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1577–1640

Mace or Club (<i>Mazzacorto</i>), Wood, gesso, pigment, Italian, Pisa — Mace or Club (*Mazzacorto*)
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