Dansende satyr
Pietro da Barga
1571-1588
Medium
Bronze
Classification
Statuette
Department
Den Kongelige Maleri- og Skulptursamling
Museum
SMK — National Gallery of Denmark
Credit
SMK — Statens Museum for Kunst
Accession Number
KMS5578
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Statuette
About the Artist
Pietro da Barga · 1574–1588
**Pietro da Barga: The Medici's Bronze Master of Classical Reductions** Pietro Simoni da Barga, an Italian sculptor active in Florence from 1574 to 1588, emerged from the Tuscan town of Barga to become a favored artisan of Cardinal Ferdinando de' Medici, who later ascended as Grand Duke Ferdinando I of Tuscany. Employed specifically to craft small-scale bronze copies of renowned ancient sculpture...