Bearded Man on a Donkey accompanied by Four Boys (The Song of Silenus?)

Unknown

ca. 1500–1520 · Terracotta, with traces of bronze-colored coating · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This recently discovered sculpture relates in style to Bellano’s David with the Head of Goliath (64.304.1). Around 1500, casting techniques were not yet advanced enough to produce freestanding, multifigure statuettes in bronze. Terracotta provided a respected, classical medium for this ambitious group.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1500–1520

Medium

Terracotta, with traces of bronze-colored coating

Culture

Italian, Padua

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Purchase, Brownstein Family Foundation Gift, 2017