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Source Description
This piece is executed in the style of Leone Leoni, the most celebrated sculptor in 16th-century Milan. The stern expression and the realistic features of this impressive bust are appropriate for its sitter. Trained as a lawyer, Stampa (1487-1553) was made a judge in 1523 by the Spanish rulers of Milan, and later he became a senator. The senatorial rank is traced back to the ancient Roman Republic, and Stampa is depicted wearing a toga. The plaque dates the bust and informs us that the senator was 66 years old when it was made. It may be a commemorative work created just after his death. The enslaved figures supporting the bust are likely intended to testify to Stampa's authority and his triumphing over his enemies.
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Document identity
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35249
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Bust of Giacomo Maria Stampa
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title
Bust of Giacomo Maria Stampa
description
This piece is executed in the style of Leone Leoni, the most celebrated sculptor in 16th-century Milan. The stern expression and the realistic features of this impressive bust are appropriate for its sitter. Trained as a lawyer, Stampa (1487-1553) was made a judge in 1523 by the Spanish rulers of Milan, and later he became a senator. The senatorial rank is traced back to the ancient Roman Republic, and Stampa is depicted wearing a toga. The plaque dates the bust and informs us that the senator was 66 years old when it was made. It may be a commemorative work created just after his death. The enslaved figures supporting the bust are likely intended to testify to Stampa's authority and his triumphing over his enemies.
provenance
Raoul Heilbronner, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1553 (Renaissance)
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en
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Sculpture
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H: 38 13/16 in. (98.58 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscription] IACOBVS MARIA / STAMPA / AT. LXVI. M.D.LIII
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