Venus and Adonis
Antonio Trentanove
(Italian, 1742–1812)
about 1794
Object PlaceItaly
Medium/TechniqueTerracotta
DimensionsOverall: 17.1 x 48.3 x 2.9cm (6 3/4 x 19 x 1 1/8in.)
Credit LineGift of Randolph J. Fuller
Accession number1977.819
On View
On viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1967, Heim Gallery, London [see note 1]; August 1976, sold by the Heim Gallery to Randolph J. Fuller, Boston; 1977, gift of Randolph J. Fuller to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 14, 1977)
NOTES:
[1] This is one of four reliefs (MFA accession nos. 1977.817-1977.820) that were exhibited together at Heim Gallery, with an attribution to Camillo Pacetti (see exh. cat. "Baroque Sketches, Drawings and Sculptures," November 7-December 24, 1967, cat. nos. 103-106).
NOTES:
[1] This is one of four reliefs (MFA accession nos. 1977.817-1977.820) that were exhibited together at Heim Gallery, with an attribution to Camillo Pacetti (see exh. cat. "Baroque Sketches, Drawings and Sculptures," November 7-December 24, 1967, cat. nos. 103-106).
Jean-Louis Lemoyne
second half of 18th century
