Antico:  The Golden Age of Renaissance Bronzes 


Antico: The Golden Age of Renaissance Bronzes
November 6, 2011–April 8, 2012


This exhibit is currently at The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC and is the first in the United States devoted sculptor and goldsmith Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi, known as Antico (c. 1455–1528) 

I don't think I've appreciated seeing bronze sculptures as much as I have with this exhibit. Stunning to see the gold and lovely piece of Marcus Aurelius.












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Antico
Apollo Belvedere, c. 1490
bronze with gilding and silvering
without base: 41.3 x 22 cm (16 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.)
with base: 45.2 x 22 cm (17 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Frankfurt am Main

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