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Spinario

Attributed to Antonello Gagini Italian
early 16th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 534
This statue is a copy of the Hellenistic bronze boy extracting a thorn from his foot in the Museo Capitolino, Rome, universally known as the Spinario. Gagini's version once served as a fountain figure at the top of a staircase in Palazzo Alconties, Messina. Inscribed near the foot were his signature and the date 1500.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Spinario
  • Artist: Attributed to Antonello Gagini (Italian, Palermo 1478–1536 Palermo)
  • Date: early 16th century
  • Culture: Italian, possibly Messina
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: Overall: 34 1/4 × 20 × 21 3/4 in. (87 × 50.8 × 55.2 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Bronze
  • Credit Line: Gift of George and Florence Blumenthal, 1932
  • Object Number: 32.121
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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