Anatomical Figure of a Man
(Renaissance Europe )
This figure is from a "family" of three figures thought to have been made for a physician so that his patients could point to what hurt. In the 1600s, people did not take their clothes off for a doctor.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
SanGiorgi, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
1995 | The Allure of Bronze. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
9/10/1974 | Treatment | coated; cleaned |
Geographies
Germany, Augsburg (Place of Origin)
Measurements
12 3/16 in. (31 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.318