id:			143774
accession number:	1968.211
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1968.211
updated:		2024-09-04 14:26:17.595000

Head of a Putto, 1450–1475. Follower of Desiderio da Settignano (Italian, 1429/32–1464). Marble; overall: 18.5 x 16.2 x 17.5 cm (7 5/16 x 6 3/8 x 6 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1968.211

title:				Head of a Putto
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creation date:			1450–1475
creation date earliest:		1450
creation date latest:		1475
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Italy, Florence, 15th century
technique:	marble
department:	European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Sculpture
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Desiderio da Settignano (Italian, 1429/32–1464)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 18.5 x 16.2 x 17.5 cm (7 5/16 x 6 3/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Florence and the Arts: Five Centuries of Patronage
	opening date:   1971-07-13T04:00:00
	<i>Florence and the Arts: Five Centuries of Patronage</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 13-September 19, 1971).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Cyril Humphris, Ltd. (London, England), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1968.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 79
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n103

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 89
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n109

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1968.211/1968.211_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1968.211/1968.211_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1968.211/1968.211_full.tif