Spinario (Boy Pulling a Thorn from His Foot) ca. 1507–9 Attributed to Antonello Gagini Italian This statue is a free copy of the bronze figure in the Museo Capitolino, Rome, of a boy extracting a thorn from his foot, universally know as the Spinario. Gagini's version once served as a fountain figure at the top of a staircase in Palazzo Alcontres, Messina. Inscribed near the foot were his signature and the date Spinario (Boy Pulling a Thorn from His Foot). Attributed to Antonello Gagini (Italian, Palermo 1478–1536 Palermo). Italian, Sicily. ca. 1507–9. Bronze, traces of gilding. Sculptur
Spinario (Boy Pulling a Thorn from His Foot) ca. 1507–9 Attributed to Antonello Gagini Italian This statue is a free copy of the bronze figure in the Museo Capitolino, Rome, of a boy extracting a thorn from his foot, universally know as the Spinario. Gagini's version once served as a fountain figure at the top of a staircase in Palazzo Alcontres, Messina. Inscribed near the foot were his signature and the date Spinario (Boy Pulling a Thorn from His Foot). Attributed to Antonello Gagini (Italian, Palermo 1478–1536 Palermo). Italian, Sicily. ca. 1507–9. Bronze, traces of gilding. Sculpture-Bronze
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