SculptureItalian?19th century

Study of a Hand

19th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Gian Lorenzo BerniniPrevious attribution

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Italian?

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

11 x 20.8 x 13.5 cm (4 5/16 x 8 3/16 x 5 5/16 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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