Bacchus after Jacopo Sansovino planter Florence c

Florence c

Rare and early example of a child’s Treen Stump Doll

which sought to deceive the eye with lifelike illusion

Note slight wear to right front paw

Bacchus after Jacopo Sansovino planter Florence cA superb almost life size sculpture of Bacchus after Jacopo Sansovino. The original Florentine sculpture was created by Jacopo Sansovino in 1570. Sansovino was one of the greatest Renaissance sculptors and architects renowned for his works around Venice, particularly those in the Piazza San Marco. The sculpture is now housed in The Museo Nazionale or the Bargello in Florence. It was originally created for the garden of Giovanni Bartolini at the