Giovanni Bentivoglio and Squire Riding Horses [reverse]
c. 1478/1482
![Giovanni Bentivoglio and Squire Riding Horses [reverse] by Sperandio](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/nga/thumb/giovanni-bentivoglio-and-squire-riding-horses-nga-1331.webp)
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall (diameter, with suspension loop): 10.17 cm (4 in.) overall (diameter, without loop): 9.75 cm (3 13/16 in.) gross weight: 297.51 gr (0.656 lb.) axis: 12:00
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Widener Collection
Accession Number
1942.9.172.b
About the Artist
Sperandio
Christopher Sperandio, born in 1964 in Kingwood, West Virginia—a small town in the Appalachian coal-mining region—emerged as a pivotal figure bridging popular culture and fine art. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in printmaking from West Virginia University in 1987, followed by a Master of Fine Arts in painting from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1991, where he became classmates with a...