Bust of a Nobleman in Armor
c. 1610
Medium
Marble
Dimensions
63.5 × 59.7 × 23.5 cm (25 × 23 1/2 × 9 1/4 in.); With socle: H.: 81.3 cm (32 in.)
Classification
bust/head
Department
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
22278
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
This portrait bust of an unknown nobleman in armor, sporting the stiff ruff characteristic of men’s fashion in Europe in the first quarter of the 17th century, was once thought to portray the Genoese aristocrat Ambrogio Spinola or an anonymous naval officer. Previously attributed to the French Mannerist sculptor Germain Pilon (1535–1590), it currently bears an attribution to Pietro Tacca, court sculptor to the Medici grand dukes in the first half of the 17th century. However, the immediacy and s...