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A Fifteenth-Century Florentine Singer (Le Chanteur florentin du XVe siècle )

European Art

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MEDIUM Bronze with marble pedestal
  • Place Made: France
  • DATES 1865
    DIMENSIONS 24 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (62.2 x 24.1 x 19.1 cm) base: 5 3/4 x 14 3/4 x 9 1/16 in. (14.6 x 37.5 x 23 cm) mount (Kimbel and Cabus mount- overall): 24 1/2 × 7 1/4 × 7 1/4 in. (62.2 × 18.4 × 18.4 cm)  (show scale)
    MARKINGS Stamped center on base behind feet: "RÉDUCTION MÉCANIQUE/A. COLLAS/BREVETE"
    INSCRIPTIONS Incised proper left side on base: "P. DVBOIS 1865" On base, proper right side: "F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR" Underside in ink: "gno[?]"; "36413"; "360" (faint) Underside incised: "56"
    COLLECTIONS European Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 1990.228.7a-b
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Benno Bordiga
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Standing youth in Italian 15th century costume playing a lute, raised on a black marble squared base.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Paul Dubois (French, 1829–1905). A Fifteenth-Century Florentine Singer (Le Chanteur florentin du XVe siècle ), 1865. Bronze with marble pedestal, 24 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (62.2 x 24.1 x 19.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Benno Bordiga, 1990.228.7a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1990.228.7a-b_bw.jpg)
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    Paul Dubois (French, 1829–1905). <em>A Fifteenth-Century Florentine Singer (Le Chanteur florentin du XVe siècle )</em>, 1865. Bronze with marble pedestal, 24 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (62.2 x 24.1 x 19.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Benno Bordiga, 1990.228.7a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1990.228.7a-b_bw.jpg)