SculptureItalian17th century

Putti Bearing Palms

c. 1690

Artists

Camillo RusconiArtist

Gian Lorenzo BerniniPrevious attribution

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Terracotta with white slip

Culture

Italian

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

28.9 x 16.5 x 8.9 cm (11 3/8 x 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 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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