Antico: Sculptor to the Gonzaga Courts,” led by Denise Allen, Curator, The Frick Collection

Antico was sculptor to the Gonzaga, rulers of the principality of Mantua in Northern Italy. His gilded bronzes in the ancient style express the aspirations of a court renowned for its splendid revival of antiquity. This seminar will examine the Gonzagas’s collecting practices and patronage of artists, including Andrea Mantegna, to provide a context for Antico’s achievements. Through close study of the objects on view in Antico: The Golden Age of Renaissance Bronzes, participants will consider some of the master’s contributions to the genres of the all’antica bronze bust and the Renaissance statuette.

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