"Bronze Sculpture 'spinario' By F. Barbedienne 19th Century"
19th century French school based on the ancient Spinario.Period 19th Century circa 1870.
Signature of the founder Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892).
Numbered in ink below
Bronze sculpture from the antique representing a young boy removing a thorn from his foot.
Bronze print with nuanced brown patina.
Fine carving, great quality of execution.
Height: 15.5 cm x L 12 cm x D 9 cm
The “Spinario” is a sculpture from the Hellenistic period dating from the 1st century BC. AD In Italy, there are several copies, one of which - probably the oldest - is on display in the Capitoline Museums in Rome.
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