after GiambolognaItalian
Crouching Nymph bathing
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Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
This is a 19th century cast of a famous statuette by Giambologna (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, inv. 69 B), one of his most popular compositions, which has been constantly reproduced, even up to the 20th century. The figure is inspired by an antique source, the Venus Anadyomene of Doidalses, which Giambologna saw in Rome in the 1550's in two fragmentary examples.
The protectively raised left arm is clearly directed to a non-existent companion piece. It has been suggested that the woman might be a nymph, perhaps disturbed by a passing satyr. Adrian de Vries later re-used this model on a large scale to go with a dancing faun.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- CIRC.755-1931
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
