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Antico (Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi)

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Antico (Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi)(Italian, ca. 1460−1528)

Antico’s life was centered in and around Mantua, where he worked for various members of the ruling Gonzaga family. Probably trained as a goldsmith, he earned a reputation for his knowledge of ancient art — and hence the nickname Antico — early in his career. He both restored antiques and purchased them for the Gonzagas, making more than one trip to Rome. But the chief justification for his sobriquet derived from his numerous small, elegantly finished bronze figures inspired by ancient marble sculptures, with subjects from classical myth and history. He also produced bronze busts with classical subjects, roundel reliefs, and portrait medals. After Mantegna’s death in 1506, Antico became artistic advisor to the wife of Marchese Francesco Gonzaga, Isabella d’Este.

Source: Art in The Frick Collection: Paintings, Sculpture, Decorative Arts, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1996.

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Bronze sculpture of Hercules.  He stands upright, his right arm is stretched out to his side, a…
Antico (Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi)
Date: probably 1499
Medium: Bronze, partial gilding and silvering
Object number: 1970.2.89
Bronze portrait medal of Gianfranceso Gonzaga di Rovigo in profile to the left
Antico (Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi)
Date: ca. 1490
Medium: Bronze
Object number: 2016.2.127
Bronze portrait medal of Luca de Zuhari with a prominent double chin, in profile to the left
Style of Antico (Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi)
Date: ca. 1500
Medium: Copper alloy, cast
Object number: 2016.2.128
Bronze portrait medal of Antonia del Balzo wearing an elaborate hairnet and a necklace, in prof…
Antico (Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi)
Date: ca. 1500
Medium: Copper alloy, cast
Object number: 2021.2.09
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