Children playing with fruit

Francesco Ladatte

ca. 1745–50 · Lead · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This work and Children Playing with Birds (1970.8.1) were two of four groups representing the Elements or the Seasons. They were commissioned by King Carlo Emanuele III of Savoy and were arranged around a fountain in the gardens of the royal palace in Turin, from which they were removed in the nineteenth century.

Artist

Francesco Ladatte

Date

ca. 1745–50

Medium

Lead

Culture

Italian, Turin

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Purchase, Josephine Bay Paul and C. Michael Paul Foundation Inc. Gift and Charles Ulrick and Josephine Bay Foundation Inc. Gift, 1970