Cossack

Object belonging

One's own

Category

Bronze sculpture

City

Rome

Location

Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia

Specific location

Store

Inventory

PV 07387

Material and technique

Bronze

Author

Russian School

Dating

c. 1875-1900

Dimensions

30 x 13 x 11.5 cm.

Origin

Collezione Tower-Wurts (1933)

Image copyright

SSPSAE e per il Polo Museale della città di Roma

Short description

This bronze forms part of the production of figures depicting armed men or soldiers, whether European or American, Asiatic or African, in warlike poses, ready to use their rifles. New, more simplified methods of reproduction meant that these bronzes were copiously produced, indicating how, during the 19th century, the demand for such small bronzes came no longer solely from the wealthiest classes but also from the bourgeoisie.

Pietro Cannata

Bibliography

Unpublished