Friday, April 4, 2008

The Seated Nymph

I visited the National Gallery of Art today to view the exhibit Bronze and Boxwood and found this piece of sculpture a delight to behold! I LVoe statuary and this particular one made the trip all worthwhile.
Pier Jacopo Alari-Bonacolsi, called Antico
Mantuan, c. 1460–1528
Seated Nymph, 1503
bronze with mercury gilding on the drapery and hair and silver foil in the eyes.
Visit www.nga.gov.

No comments:

Post a Comment