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Anatomical Figure of a Young Boy
(Renaissance Europe )
This boy 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. See also 54.317 and 54.318
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 |
Geographies
Germany, Augsburg (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 9/16 in. (14.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.319
