Valerio Cioli1529–1599Narcissus
¿Se puede contemplar?
Sí, recibe visitas
Londres, Reino Unido
SalaMedieval & Renaissance, Room 50a, The Paul and Jill Ruddock Gallery
Expuesta al público. Quién lo avala figura más abajo.
- Comprobado
- En este estado desde
- Fuente
- El museo
Sobre la escultura
Narcissus is shown as a youth returning from a hunt. He stops to look into a pool of water and is mesmerised by his reflection, which he has never seen before. He falls in love with the beautiful image he sees and then cannot stop looking. This may have originally been the centrepiece for a fountain, and therefore shown the figure gazing into an actual pool of water.
Seguir leyendo
When discovered in Florence this statue was identified as a statue of Cupid carved by Michelangelo which was thought to be lost. For many years after its acquisition by the V&A it was one of the most celebrated works in the Museum because of this attribution. It has since been identified as an ancient Roman copy of a classical model. It was extensively recut in the sixteenth century, with the head being added at this time, and is thought to be the work of the Florentine sculptor Valerio Cioli (ca. 1529 - 1599), who was a restorer of classical sculptures. The raised left arm dates from the nineteenth century.
Museo de Victoria y Alberto
Ficha
- Número de inventario
- 7560-1861
Lo que muestra
En el catálogo
Fuentes
- Museo de Victoria y Alberto
- Imagen: Museo de Victoria y Alberto — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
