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Source Description
Equestrian statuettes by Francesco Fanelli were particularly popular among the British nobility. Their dramatic and dynamic qualities capture a sense of movement. With them, Fanelli introduced the dramatic, dynamic qualities of Italian baroque sculpture to an English audience.St. George was the patron saint of England, and later 17th-century inventories of collections show that this model had great appeal for aristocratic collectors.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
33803
label
Saint George and the Dragon
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
33803
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Saint George and the Dragon
description
Equestrian statuettes by Francesco Fanelli were particularly popular among the British nobility. Their dramatic and dynamic qualities capture a sense of movement. With them, Fanelli introduced the dramatic, dynamic qualities of Italian baroque sculpture to an English audience.St. George was the patron saint of England, and later 17th-century inventories of collections show that this model had great appeal for aristocratic collectors.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1630-1639 (Baroque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
statuary groups
bronzes
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
20.4
height
23.6
depth
14.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 1/16 × W: 9 5/16 × D: 5 11/16 in. (20.4 × 23.6 × 14.5 cm)
Source extras
med
bronze, Swedish porphyry base
creator_ids
3789
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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092537649df82532