id:			157097
accession number:	1993.230
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1993.230
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:17.543000

Venus after the Bath, c. 1600. Cast possibly by the Workshop of Giambologna (Flemish, active Italy, 1529–1608), Giambologna (Flemish, active Italy, 1529–1608). Bronze ; overall: 25.6 x 7 x 9 cm (10 1/16 x 2 3/4 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the family of Constance Mather Bishop 1993.230

title:				Venus after the Bath
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creation date:			c. 1600
creation date earliest:		1595
creation date latest:		1605
current location:		117A Italian Renaissance
creditline:			Gift of the family of Constance Mather Bishop
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culture:	Italy, early 17th century
technique:	bronze 
department:	European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Sculpture
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Giambologna (Flemish, active Italy, 1529–1608)  - artist
Giambologna (1529-1608) was a Flemish sculptor based in Italy. His early training was in Antwerp under the architect-sculptor Jacques du Broeucq. In the 1550s, he studied sculptures of classical antiquity in Rome. He reached the height of his career while working as a court sculptor for the Medici Dukes in Florence, where he settled in 1553. celebrated for his Mannerist marble and bronze statuary, Giambologna was influenced by Michelangelo's works but developed his own style, characterized by a fine sense of movement and refined surface finish.
* Giambologna (Flemish, active Italy, 1529–1608)  - after a model by
Giambologna (1529-1608) was a Flemish sculptor based in Italy. His early training was in Antwerp under the architect-sculptor Jacques du Broeucq. In the 1550s, he studied sculptures of classical antiquity in Rome. He reached the height of his career while working as a court sculptor for the Medici Dukes in Florence, where he settled in 1553. celebrated for his Mannerist marble and bronze statuary, Giambologna was influenced by Michelangelo's works but developed his own style, characterized by a fine sense of movement and refined surface finish.
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measurements: Overall: 25.6 x 7 x 9 cm (10 1/16 x 2 3/4 x 3 9/16 in.)
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA 1971: "Florence and the Arts," cat. #37.', 'opening_date': '1971-01-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA 1975: "Renaissance Bronzes from Ohio Collections," cat. #148', 'opening_date': '1975-01-01T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Samuel Mather Bishop, 1851-1931 (Cleveland, Ohio), by inheritance to his daughter, Constance Mather Bishop.
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	Constance Mather Bishop, upon her death, by inheritance to Jonathan S. Bishop.
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	Jonathan S. Bishop, by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1993.
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