Pair of dolphins

Unknown

first half 18th century · Lindenwood, gilt · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

A series of four similar dolphins was carved by Filippo Maria Mongiardino for the Palazzo Spinola, Genoa, in 1736. Placed on the dado in the four corners of the Galleria degli Specchi (Gallery of Mirrors), those dolphins as well as the present pair reflect designs of the influential Genoese sculptor Filippo Parodi (1630–1702).

Artist

Unknown

Date

first half 18th century

Medium

Lindenwood, gilt

Culture

Italian, Genoa

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906