Spinario

Antonello Gagini

early 16th century · Bronze · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This statue is a copy of the Hellenistic bronze boy extracting a thorn from his foot in the Museo Capitolino, Rome, universally known as the Spinario. Gagini's version once served as a fountain figure at the top of a staircase in Palazzo Alconties, Messina. Inscribed near the foot were his signature and the date 1500.

Artist

Antonello Gagini

Date

early 16th century

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Italian, possibly Messina

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of George and Florence Blumenthal, 1932