A Bull
A Bull
A Bull
A Bull
A Bull
A Bull
A Bull

Image credit: The Henry Barber Trust, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham

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Bulls were revered since antiquity for their strength and fertilising power. After horses, they were the most popular animal subject during the seventeenth century. Antonio Susini is thought to have modelled this bull after a version made in the early 1580s by Giambologna, the Medici court sculptor, while still employed in his workshop. This is a fine cast of the much-reproduced Susini model and was perhaps made by Antonio’s nephew, Gianfrancesco, who inherited Giambologna’s workshop.

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Birmingham

Title

A Bull

Date

early 1580s

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 23 x W 27.2 x D 8.5 cm

Accession number

45.5

Acquisition method

purchased, 1945

Work type

Statue

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