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Flute-Playing Putto, Bronze with brown patina - Venice circa 1600
Flute-Playing Putto
Venice, circa 1600
Niccolò Roccatagliata (active 1593–1636)
Bronze with brown patina
Height (bronze): 26 cm
Height (with base): 29.5 cm
Base: Porphyry
This exquisite bronze depicts a putto playing the flute. The casting and patina are characteristic of the robust and dense bronzes produced in Venice around 1600. The figure is animated with a slight twisting motion, giving it vitality and a strong sense of three-dimensionality.
The Metropolitan Museum holds two musical putti, including an identical model of lesser craftsmanship (inv. 45.60.36, see illustration). The theme of [...]