North Italian, in Renaissance style After a model by Severo di Domenico Calzetta, called Severo da Ravenna (active circa 1496-1543)

Christie's London, 18 June 1968, lot 102;
Sotheby's London, 8 July 2003, lot 67;
John Abbott and Peter Guggenheim, New York

M.H. Schwartz (ed.), European sculpture from the Abbott Guggenheim collection, New York, 2008. p. 47, no. 17

Overall the condition of the bronze is good with some wear and dirt to the surface consistent with age. There are traces of black, reddish, brown and golden lacquer patinas. There is some rubbing to the patina at the high points, particularly at the proper right shoulder and knee of the front leg. There are a few stable hairline fissures and minute lacunae due to casting flaws, including at the front legs and the back. There are a few minor chips to the lower corners of the marble base.
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RELATED LITERATURE
W. Bode, The Italian bronze statuettes of the Renaissance, London/ Berlin, 1908, p. 100, pl. CXXXIII, no. 2