Artist
Johan Gregor van der Schardt(Dutch, 1530–c. 1581)Dutch, 1530–c. 1581
Artistafter
Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian (Florentine), 1475–1564)Italian (Florentine), 1475–1564
CultureDutch
Titles
- Model after Michelangelo’s "Day"
Datec. 1562
MediumTerracotta with reddish patina
Dimensions8 3/8 x 11 13/16 x 4 3/8 in. (21.3 x 30 x 11.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection
Object number44.584
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
205 Vinson & Elkins Gallery
Exposé
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Department
Arts of Europe and the MediterraneanSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition HistoryDresden, Germany, 1875.
"Michelangelo Exhibition," Florence, 1876.
"Builders and Humanists," University of St. Thomas, Houston, March–May 1966.
"John the Baptist in Renaissance Florence," Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire, October 13, 2018–January 21, 2019.
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