A Neapolitan bronze of the Spinario
A Neapolitan bronze of the Spinario
Circa 1880
Stock Number: 13598-99/GSO
Height
38.00cm
[14.96 inches]
Width 24.00cm [9.45 inches]
Depth 30.00cm [11.81 inches]
Width 24.00cm [9.45 inches]
Depth 30.00cm [11.81 inches]
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Height with plinth 144 cm.
Raised upon a Sienna and white statuary marble column pedestal.
The Spinario, or boy removing a thorn form his foot, is a celebrated if much debated copy after the antique bronze i.e. from the Roman period. The vignette possibly celebrates a Shepherd boy called Martius who bore a message to the Roman Senate with such diligence, that only after the message was safely delivered did he look to remove a thorn from his foot.
Raised upon a Sienna and white statuary marble column pedestal.
The Spinario, or boy removing a thorn form his foot, is a celebrated if much debated copy after the antique bronze i.e. from the Roman period. The vignette possibly celebrates a Shepherd boy called Martius who bore a message to the Roman Senate with such diligence, that only after the message was safely delivered did he look to remove a thorn from his foot.
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