SculptureItalian?17th-18th century

The Apostle Thomas

17th-18th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Unidentified ArtistPrevious attribution

Gian Lorenzo BerniniPrevious attribution

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Italian?

Century

17th-18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

26.5 x 11.5 x 9.4 cm (10 7/16 x 4 1/2 x 3 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Giovanni Piancastelli, Rome, Italy, Sold to Mrs. Edward D. Brandegee, 1905. Piancastelli was the curator of the Galleria Borghese. Mrs. Edward D. (Mary B.) Brandegee, 1905, Sold to Fogg Art Museum, 1937.

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