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Putto con delfino o Spiritello con pesce

Putto with Dolphin or Spirit with Fish

Andrea del Verrocchio
c. 1470 (copy)

Città di Castello / Putto con delfino <i>o</i> Spiritello con pesce

Description

Sculpture of a nude winged boy holding a water spouting fish in both hands. It is a copy the putto with the dolphin that Andrea del Verrocchio in 1475 made for the fountain of Palazzo Vecchio in Florence.

Sculptor

Andrea del Verrocchio (Firenze/Florence 1435 - Venezia/Venice 1488), Italian sculptor and painter (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Putto con delfino

Locatie (N 43°27'22" - E 12°14'33") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: itum007; Photograph: 9 May 2017 / updated: 26 November 2020
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