Renaissance · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 207394
Sprite
Sculptor or metalsmith close to Donatello, 1432
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Louis V. Bell Fund and others, 1983. The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public domain
- Artist
- Sculptor or metalsmith close to Donatello
- Date
- 1432
- Medium
- Fire-gilt high-copper alloy
- Dimensions
- 61.6 × 20.6 × 29.8 cm
- Era
- Renaissance
Why it matters
Designed as a fountain figure, this lively winged boy unites technical virtuosity with the Renaissance fascination for antiquity, movement, and the animated body.