ArtistCircle of
Andrea Mantegna (Italian, 1431–1506)Italian, 1431–1506
CultureItalian
Titles
- Standing Boy
Datec. 1470–1500
PlaceItaly
MediumBronze, with silvering
Dimensions8 1/8 × 3 11/16 × 2 5/16 in. (20.7 × 9.4 × 5.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection
Object number44.592
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
203 Crane Gallery
On view
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Department
Arts of Europe and the MediterraneanSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Master Bronzes Selected from Museums and Collections in America," Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, February 1937.
"Decorative Arts of the Italian Renaissance 1400–1600," Detroit Institute of Arts, November 18, 1958–January 4, 1959.
"Rennaisance Bronzes in American Collections," Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Massachusetts, April 9–May 3, 1964.
"Early Renaissance Sculpture from Northern Italy 1440-1540," Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, June 5–October 14, 1973.
"Antiquity in the Renaissance," Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Massachusetts, April 6–June 6, 1978.
"Italian Renaissance Sculpture in the Time of Donatello," Detroit Institute of Arts, October 21, 1985–January 5, 1986; Kimball Art Museum, Fort Worth, February 24–April 27, 1986.
"Andrea Mantegna," Musée du Louvre, Paris, September 22, 2008–January 5, 2009.
"Passion for Perfection: The Straus Collection of Renaissance Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 21, 2017–June 17, 2018.
"New Light on Old Masters: European Art from Houston Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 2, 2021–January 23, 2022.
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c. 1600–1620
Ebonized wood, gilt bronze, semi-precious stones and repousse silver
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