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Children playing with birds

ca. 1745–50
Not on view
This work and Children Playing with Fruit (1970.8.2) were two of four groups representing the Elements or the Seasons. They were commissioned by King Carlo Emanuele III of Savoy and were arranged around a fountain in the gardens of the royal palace in Turin, from which they were removed in the nineteenth century.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Children playing with birds
  • Artist: Francesco Ladatte (Italian, Turin 1706–1787 Turin)
  • Date: ca. 1745–50
  • Culture: Italian, Turin
  • Medium: Lead
  • Dimensions: Overall: 36 1/2 × 37 3/4 × 37 in. (92.7 × 95.9 × 94 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Josephine Bay Paul and C. Michael Paul Foundation Inc. Gift and Charles Ulrick and Josephine Bay Foundation Inc. Gift, 1970
  • Object Number: 1970.8.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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