Putto with Dolphin - VERROCCHIO, Andrea del - WGA
Putto with Dolphin by VERROCCHIO, Andrea del
Putto with Dolphin by VERROCCHIO, Andrea del

Putto with Dolphin

by VERROCCHIO, Andrea del, Bronze, height 125 cm

Verrocchio designed this sculpture with multiple points of view for a fountain at the Medici villa at Careggi. It is an early example of the resuscitation of the ancient fountain, with water issuing from a spout in the dolphin’s mouth. The putto poses in a precarious but graceful arabesque on top of a partial sphere, his body turned in gentle contrapposto.

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