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Putto Poised on a Globe

Andrea del Verrocchio, c. 1480

Sculpted in clay, a toddler balances his plump body on his right foot as he raises his left leg and right arm. In ths photograph, his body is squared to us. His left hand, on our right, rests near his hip. Gazing up and to our left, his cheeks are puffed in blowing through pursed lips, and his hair falls in soft ringlets. The fingers of his raised hand are folded into a loose fist. Tipped slightly forward onto his toes, he balances on a gold-half dome.

National Gallery of Art · National Gallery of Art, Washington · Andrew W. Mellon Collection · CC0 · Public domain

Artist: Andrea del Verrocchio
Date: c. 1480
Medium: unbaked clay
Dimensions: 75 x 38.3 x 23 cm (29 1/2 x 15 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Era: Renaissance

Why it matters

Putto Poised on a Globe, dated c. 1480, is catalogued by National Gallery of Art as a work in unbaked clay. The museum attributes the work to Andrea del Verrocchio. The recorded dimensions are 75 x 38.3 x 23 cm (29 1/2 x 15 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.

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