Infant Hercules
Bartolomeo Bellano
(Italian (Padua), 1437–1496/7)
15th century
Object PlacePadua, Italy
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsOverall: 12.1 x 9.5 x 8.6 cm (4 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/8 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds from the bequest of George Robert White
Accession number53.2910
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
Provenance1953, Eugene L. Garbáty (b. 1880 - d. 1966), East Norwalk, CT [see note 1]; 1953, sold by Garbáty to the MFA for $800. (Accession Date: December 29, 1953)
NOTES:
[1] Garbáty emigrated from Berlin to New York between 1938 and 1939, bringing much of his art collection with him. It is probable, though not securely documented, that he had acquired this already by 1938.
NOTES:
[1] Garbáty emigrated from Berlin to New York between 1938 and 1939, bringing much of his art collection with him. It is probable, though not securely documented, that he had acquired this already by 1938.
about 1600
