Boy Pulling a Thorn from His Foot (Spinario)
This statuette is based on a famous Roman bronze statue of a boy sitting on a tree stump pulling a thorn ("spina") from his foot. The sculpture had been known since the 12th century, when it stood outside the Lateran Palace in Rome. At the end of the 15th century, it was tra...
Artifact
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id
29831
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
J. E. Taylor Collection, London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Christie's, London, July 1, 1912, no. 37; Arthur Sambon, Paris, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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pageCount
1
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source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_54.71_Fnt_BW_H50.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_54.71_Fnt_BW_H50.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_54.71_Fnt_BW_H50.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.71 |
Terms
Medium
bronze