SculptureFrench16th-17th century

Personification of Autumn and Winter

c. 1600

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Cast

Medium

Lead with green-brown patina

Culture

French

Century

16th-17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

9.8 x 8.7 x 1.2 cm (3 7/8 x 3 7/16 x 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Stefano Bardini, Florence, Sold at Christie's in London, 1902. H.O. Watson, New York, NY, 1902, Sold to Grenville L. Winthrop. The work was no. 272 in the sale. Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, NY, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1934.

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