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Bireno and Olimpia, Ferdinando Tacca, 1640/50
Ferdinando Tacca, portraitFerdinando TaccaItalian, 1619–1686

Bireno and Olimpia

1640/50 · Sculpture

Can I see it?

Yes, on view now

Where is “Bireno and Olimpia” now? Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 206, Chicago. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Room206

Open now· until 5:00 PM

On public display.

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Details

Accession number
1993.348

What it shows

Theatre, theatrical performanceCharactersSleepingNobilityRoyalNudeLoveWomanMan

In the catalog

SculptureBronzeBaroque17th centuryItaly

Sources

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Christ bearing the cross, Ferdinando Tacca, mid-17th century

Christ bearing the cross

mid-17th century · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Groupe sculpté : Roger et Angélique

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Putto Holding Shield to His Right, Ferdinando Tacca, 1650–1655

Putto Holding Shield to His Right

1650–1655 · Not on view · J. Paul Getty Museum

Putto Holding Shield to His Left, Ferdinando Tacca, 1650–1655

Putto Holding Shield to His Left

1650–1655 · Not on view · J. Paul Getty Museum

Dido (or Lucretia?), Ferdinando Tacca, c. 1660

Dido (or Lucretia?)

c. 1660 · Rijksmuseum

Triton, Ferdinando Tacca, first quarter of the 17th century

Triton

first quarter of the 17th century · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum

Satyr and Nymph, Ferdinando Tacca, 17th century

Satyr and Nymph

17th century · Not on view · Minneapolis Institute of Art

Rearing Stallion, Ferdinando Tacca, c. 1650

Rearing Stallion

c. 1650 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

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