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Pacing Horse (one of a pair) by Giovanni da Bologna — VisualArtsDB

Pacing Horse (one of a pair)

Pacing Horse (one of a pair)

Giovanni da Bologna

1575–1595

Medium: Bronze with gilding
Dimensions: 34.3 × 27.6 × 15.9 cm (13 1/2 × 10 7/8 × 6 1/4 in.)
Genre: statuette
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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sixteenth century

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