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Pacing Horse (one of a pair)

Giovanni da Bologna · Modeled c. 1587, cast 1600–50

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"Pacing Horse (one of a pair)" is a bronze statuette with gilding, measuring 34.3 × 27.6 × 15.9 cm. Modeled by Giovanni da Bologna around 1587, it was cast between 1600 and 1650. The piece is classified as a statuette from Flanders and is part of the Painting and Sculpture of Europe department.

The artist, Giovanni da Bologna, is identified as the author of manuscript Ms. Codex 857, University of Pennsylvania. No information regarding his nationality, birth year, death year, or a Wikipedia URL is provided in the supplied data.

The statuette was a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Norman Chatain in memory of Professor Alfred Chatain. It was delivered to the Art Institute in 1957 for consideration and accessioned in 1960. No exhibition history or specific literature related to this piece is provided.

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Provenance

Ownership history

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Norman Chatain, Chicago, by 1957 [according to Receipt of Object #16280 in Registrar’s office]; delivered to the Art Institute for consideration as gift, 1957 [according to source cited above]; accessioned by the Art Institute, 1960.

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