Who created "The Captured Turk"?

The Captured Turk was created by Pietro Tacca in 17th century.

When was "The Captured Turk" created?

This artwork was created 17th century.

Is "The Captured Turk" in the public domain?

Yes, The Captured Turk is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Captured Turk

Pietro Tacca

17th century

Medium

Pearwood

Dimensions

Height: 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)

Classification

Sculpture

Culture

Italian, Florence

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1905

Accession Number

05.8

Tags

Men

Art Historical Context

**The Captured Turk** is a captivating 17th-century pearwood sculpture by Pietro Tac, a leading Florentine artist renowned for his Baroque dynamism and mastery of expressive forms. Standing just 9¾ inches (24.8 cm) tall, this intimate work depicts a bound male figure, evoking the era's fascination with Ottoman Turks amid Europe's prolonged conflicts with the Ottoman Empire Tacca, who succeeded Giambologna as court sculptor in Florence, crafted this piece with remarkable finesse, transforming the dense, fine-grained pearwood into a lively study of tension and captivity. Pearwood's smooth textu...

The Captured Turk

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