Francesco Bernardi known as "Il Senesino" (1686–1758)

Medium

Terracotta, with later marble base

Dimensions

Overall (bust on socle, confirmed): 31 3/4 × 21 9/16 × 9 1/2 in., 71.6 lb. (80.6 × 54.8 × 24.1 cm, 32.5 kg); Overall (bust only): 24 1/4 × 21 9/16 × 8 15/16 in. (61.6 × 54.8 × 22.7 cm)

Classification

Sculpture

Culture

British

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Gift of Irwin Untermyer, by exchange, 2016

Accession Number

2016.47

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