Bust of Gabriello Chiabrera

Pompeo Caccini (active 1603 - 1625)

V&A (Victoria & Albert Museum)

1624

The maker of this bust is the Florentine, Pompeo Caccini, who is primarily known as a painter. This is his only known sculpture and the sitter was one of the most celebrated Italian Baroque poets of the time. The sculpture is both signed and dated, a rare feature before the eighteenth century, and the bust represented a significant addition to the Museum's collection.

• Medium: bronze
• Dimensions: 18 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £12000 ( Total: £26,500)
• ArtFunded in: 1991
• Vendor: K Humphris

Provenance

Marchese Gian Carlo di Negro, until late 19th century; Jacopo Doria, Genoa.Seilgmann collection, c.1935-1990.

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