St. Peter

Object belonging

One's own

Category

Bronze sculpture

City

Rome

Location

Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia

Specific location

Room 16

Inventory

PV 09228

Material and technique

Bronze, full casting, natural reddish patina

Author

Florentine School

Dating

Late 14th-early 15th century

Dimensions

13.2 x 5.3 x 4.1 cm.

Origin

Barsanti Collection (1934)

Image copyright

SSPSAE e per il Polo Museale della città di Roma

Short description

Pollak compared this statuette to some other sculptures attributed to a follower of Andrea Orcagna that are now held in Berlin museums. The bronze is of Florentine origin and can be dated to around 1375.

Pietro Cannata

Bibliography

L. Pollak, Raccolta Alfredo Barsanti (Trecento-Settecento), catalogue of the collection, Bergamo 1922, p. 9, no. 1; A. Santangelo, Museo di Palazzo Venezia. Catalogo delle sculture, Rome 1954, p. 42.