Pietro Tacca
Italian Maker · 1577–1640
5 works across 2 collections on LinkedCulture
After inheriting the studio of his teacher Giambologna in 1608, Pietro Tacca became court sculptor to the Medici grand dukes and played a critical role in maintaining the preeminence of Florence as the center for bronze casting in Europe during his lifetime. Born in Carrara, where he received his early artistic training in marble, Tacca joined Giambologna's workshop in Florence as a teenager and b
Works
View as IIIF ↗Belvedere Antinous
Getty Museum · about 1630
#11128b1b-146e-41d6-b92e-879376aaa4f9
Crouching Boar (Il Porcellino)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · late 17th or early 18th century
#461153
Equestrian statuette, possibly of Philip IV, King of Spain
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 17th century, cast possibly 19th century
#206782
Putti
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1577–1640
#346222
Saint Sebastian
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · statuette: 17th century; trunk: 19th century or later
#196341