Sculpture

Allegorical Figure

Type: Sculpture(Opens in new tab)
Date: late 17th - early 18th century
Accession number: 20.41
Maker: Agostino Testa(Opens in new tab) (Italian, 1662–1735)
Attributeds: previously attributed to Francesco Marinali(Opens in new tab) (Italian, 1609–1660); Previously attributed to Unknown, Italian(Opens in new tab) (Italian)
Dimensions: 30 × 24 × 12 in. (76.2 × 61 × 30.5 cm.)
Medium: limestone
Description: This statue portrays a youth with curly hair dressed in a loose-fitting tunic. The right arm is upraised and the left held in front of him.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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