Giambologna (alternatively: Giovanni Bologna; Jean de Bologne)
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
Aquila; Eagle, Statue depicts an eagle braced for flight. The naturalistic elements and detail illustrate the artists interest in natural sciences and Medici patronage., 1567
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0418; Public Notes:
Architecture, Statue depicts the personification of Architecture as a nude woman, partially adorned with jewelry and a helmet. She sits on a draped platform holding a ruler, protractor, and compass in her right hand while her left arm rests on the platform. Her ankles are crossed and her eyes are downcast., ca. 1560
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0408; Public Notes:
Architecture, Statue depicts the personification of Architecture as a nude woman, partially adorned with jewelry and a helmet. She sits on a draped platform holding a ruler, protractor, and compass in her right hand while her left arm rests on the platform. Her ankles are crossed and her eyes are downcast. Detail image., ca. 1560
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0416; Public Notes:
Bather, Image depicts a nude woman bathing or drying herself. The subject matter may depict the goddess Venus or a nude woman. The sculpture is part of a series of small bronze sculptures done by Giambologna that have survived in many museums and private collections., 1565
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0422.2; Public Notes: Image is from Wilhelm Bode, The Italian Bronze Statuettes of the Renaissance, M A S De Reinis, 1980.
Christ at the Column, Image depicts a scene from the Passion in which Christ is bound to a column and beaten. This scene is also called the flagellation of Christ or The Scourging at the Pillar. Here, the relief depicts Christ bound, mostly nude, with his head lowered and eyes closed., 1565
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0423; Public Notes:
Dolphin Ridden by a Harpy; Harpy Standing Above a Grotesque Animal, Image depicts a woman, or harpy, riding a indistinguishable sea animal, perhaps a dolphin. The woman is crowned, nude, and adorned with jewelry but it the lower half of her body remains unrecognizable.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0422.1; Public Notes: Image is from Wilhelm Bode, The Italian Bronze Statuettes of the Renaissance, M A S De Reinis, 1980. The author identified this piece with Giambologna and the Pierpont Morgan Collection in London yet no other such evidence exists. The image is very similar to the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen's sculpture previously attributed to Giambologna.
Fishing Boy, Image depicts a decorative figure of a putti and a fish-like figure on top of rocks. The putti looks to the right and has his right hand raised, he holds part of an object, the remainder has since broken off. His left hand and left leg rest on a fish. The putti might be a part of a series of sculptures done by Giambologna, known as the "Uccelli di Giambologna."
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0420; Public Notes:
Geometry and Astrology; Allegory of History, Image depicts the personification of History or Geometry and Astrology as a nude woman, resting on an elaborate settee surrounded by books, the crowned woman is seen reading.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0421.2; Public Notes: Image is from Wilhelm Bode, The Italian Bronze Statuettes of the Renaissance, M A S De Reinis, 1980. The author identified this piece with Giambologna and part of the Pierpont Morgan Collection in London, though no other information was found. The image is very similar to the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen's sculpture previously attributed to Giambologna.
Hercules Slaughtering the Centaur Nessus, A statue of Hercules slaughtering the centaur Nessus with a club., 1595-1600 AD
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ASCU.0020; Public Notes:
Mercury; Virtue Triumphant over Vice, Statue depicts the Greco-Roman God Mercury in flight wearing his winged sandals and carrying the staff of Caduceus. His foot lightly rests on a column of water coming out of the mouth of Zephyr, the God of the western wind. The statue is likely Giambologna's most famous works and emblematic of his growing mannerist style, Mercury's body is elongated and he appears to transcend gravity. The statue was commissioned by Cosimo Medici as a gift to the Holy Roman Emperor Maximillian II., 1580
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0414; Public Notes:
Mercury; Virtue Triumphant over Vice, Statue depicts the Greco-Roman God Mercury in flight wearing his winged sandals and carrying the staff of Caduceus. His foot lightly rests on a column of water coming out of the mouth of Zephyr, the God of the western wind. The statue is likely Giambologna's most famous works and emblematic of his growing mannerist style, Mercury's body is elongated and he appears to transcend gravity. The statue was commissioned by Cosimo Medici as a gift to the Holy Roman Emperor Maximillian II. Detail of Mercury's face., 1580
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0415; Public Notes:
Putti: Uccelli di Giambologna, Image depicts a decorative figure of a putti and a bird on top of a stack of rocks. The putti looks down with his hand raised, in his hand he holds part of an object, the remainder has since broken off. The putti might be a part of a series of bird sculptures done by Giambologna, known as the "Uccelli di Giambologna."
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0411; Public Notes:
Putti: Uccelli di Giambologna, Image depicts a decorative figure of a putti and a fish on a pedestal. The putti looks down while holding a fish-like creature up and away from his body. The putti might be a part of a series of bird sculptures done by Giambologna, known as the "Uccelli di Giambologna."
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0419; Public Notes:
Saint Luke, Statue of Saint Luke within an elaborate niche outside the Orsanmichele in Florence. Saint Luke stands with predominant weight on his right foot while he holds a book in his right hand. He wears Neo-Classical dress and stands in sandals., ca. 1601
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0410; Public Notes: The Orti San Michaelis or Orsanmichele was built in the 14th century to replace Florence's crumbling market infrastructure, the building was to house a market and a meeting place for the various guilds, who were each given a niche outside the building. Giambologna produced the statue of Saint Luke under the commission of the Guild of Magistrates and Notaries. Today, Saint Mark is housed inside the church museum.
Saint Luke, Statue of Saint Luke within an elaborate niche outside the Orsanmichele in Florence. Saint Luke stands with predominant weight on his right foot while he holds a book in his right hand. He wears Neo-Classical dress and stands in sandals., ca. 1601
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0419; Public Notes: The Orti San Michaelis or Orsanmichele was built in the 14th century to replace Florence's crumbling market infrastructure, the building was to house a market and a meeting place for the various guilds, who were each given a niche outside the building. Giambologna produced the statue of Saint Luke under the commission of the Guild of Magistrates and Notaries. Today, Saint Mark is housed inside the church museum.
Sleeping Nymph and Satyr, Image depicts a partial of a sleeping Nymph and Satyr, here only the sleeping Nymph is present. Resting on an elaborate settee, the nymph rests nude with her left arm over her head and the rest of her body at rest. The lurking satyr is missing.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0421.1; Public Notes: Image is from Wilhelm Bode, The Italian Bronze Statuettes of the Renaissance, M A S De Reinis, 1980. The author identified this piece with Giambologna and the Albertinum museum in Dresden yet no other such evidence exists. The image is very similar to the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen's Giambologna sculpture by the same name.
The Rape of the Sabines, Sculpture depicts the semi-historical event frequently called the Rape of the Sabines, in which the first generations of Romans lured the surrounding tribes to a festival dedicated to Neptune. After the festivities, the Romans then stole the woman from the Sabine tribe. The abductions prompted a series of battles between the two. Here, the scene is encapsulated in three figures, two men and a fleeing woman, all three are naked and depict an amazing level of craftsmanship and classical ideas of anatomy., 1581-83
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0412; Public Notes:
The Rape of the Sabines, Sculpture depicts the semi-historical event frequently called the Rape of the Sabines, in which the first generations of Romans lured the surrounding tribes to a festival dedicated to Neptune. After the festivities, the Romans then stole the woman from the Sabine tribe. The abductions prompted a series of battles between the two. Here, the scene is encapsulated in three figures, two men and a fleeing woman, all three are naked and depict an amazing level of craftsmanship and classical ideas of anatomy. Additional image of the sculpture., 1581-83
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0417; Public Notes:
Turkey, Statue depicts a turkey with feathers ruffled. The naturalistic elements and detail illustrate the artists interest in natural sciences and Medici patronage., ca. 1560
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0409; Public Notes:
Virtue Triumphant over Vice; Florence Triumphant over Pisa, Sculpture depicts Virtue's triumph over Vice or Florence's triumph over Pisa. The sculpture was commissioned for the Sala del Cinquecento or the Great Council Hall of the Palazzo Vecchio for the wedding of Francesco I and Joanna of Austria. Giambologna was commissioned to reflect the victories of the Florentine military. Here, the nude woman, Virtue/Florence, stands over the defeated nude male, Vice/Pisa., 1565
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0413; Public Notes:
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