Study Models of Parts of the Body

attributed to Johan Gregor van der Schardt, c. 1560 - in or before 1570

This group of small models of parts of the body are carefully copied after famous sculptures, in particular by Michelangelo, in Florence and Rome. They came from the workshop of the Nijmegen sculptor Johan Gregor van der Schardt, who had a successful career in Italy, Nuremberg, and Copenhagen. They are extremely rare examples of the, in part autograph, study material of a 16th-century sculptor.

  • Artwork typemodel
  • Object numberBK-2016-44-7
  • Dimensionsheight 10.7 cm
  • Physical characteristicsterracotta

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Study Models of Parts of the Body

Johan Gregor van der Schardt, c. 1560 - c. 1570

Study Models of Parts of the Body

Study Models of Parts of the Body

Johan Gregor van der Schardt, c. 1560 - c. 1570

Study Models of Parts of the Body

Study Models of Parts of the Body

Johan Gregor van der Schardt, c. 1560 - c. 1570

Study Models of Parts of the Body

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Study Models of Parts of the Body

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-2016-44-7

  • Description

    Beeldhouwersmodel vastklampende rechterhand en pols (naar het antieke beeld van Menelaos en Patroclus, Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence, of naar de versie in Rome, bekend als Pasquino).

Creation

  • Creation

    sculptor: attributed to Johan Gregor van der Schardt, Italy

  • Dating

    c. 1560 - in or before 1570

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    terracotta

  • Dimensions

    height 10.7 cm

Acquisition and rights

Documentation

  • Frits Scholten, 'Michelangelo's Mighty Models or the Legacy of Johan Gregor van der Schardt', in Stephan Koja en Claudia Kryza-Gersch (red.): Shadows of Time : Giambologna, Michelangelo and the Medici Chapel, Dresden 2018, p. 93-111.

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