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Allegorical Figure

Allegorical Figure

Maker Agostino Testa (Italian, 1662 - 1735)

Additional Title(s)

Italian Peasant

Collections

Outdoor Sculptures

ClassificationsSCULPTURE

Datelate 17th - early 18th century

Mediumlimestone

Dimensions76 1/2 × 28 × 19 in. (194.3 × 71.1 × 48.3 cm.) base: 18 × 27 × 27 in. (45.7 × 68.6 × 68.6 cm.) overall: 94 × 28 × 27 in. (238.8 × 71.1 × 68.6 cm.)

DescriptionThis statue portrays young man probably engaged in an agricultural task. The statue may be interpreted as an allegorical figure, if not as a peasant.

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

On view

Object number20.39

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