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Rhind, John Massey,
Verrocchio, Andrea del,
Equestrian
Portrait male -- Colleoni, Bartolomeo
Occupation -- Military
Ethnic -- Italian
Animal -- Dolphin
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Newark
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Sculpture
Colleoni Statue, (sculpture).
Artist:
Rhind, John Massey, 1860-1936,
sculptor
.
Verrocchio
,
Andrea
del
,
1435-1488
,
sculptor
. (
copy
after
)
Title:
Colleoni Statue, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Bartolomeo Colleoni, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1912. Dedicated July 28, 1916.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: Cherokee Georgia marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 13 ft.; Base: approx. H. 25 ft.
Inscription:
(On west side of base:) BARTOLOMEO/COLEONE/BORGAMENSI/OBMILITARE/IMPERIVM/OPTIME/SC (On east side of base:) PRESENTED/BY A CITIZEN/IN COMMEMORATION OF/THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY/OF THE FOUNDING OF THE/CITY OF NEWARK/1916
Description:
An equestrian statue of 15th century Italian soldier of fortune Bartolomeo Colleoni stands atop an elaborate marble base. The base is adorned with six Corinthian columns and carved dolphins symbolic of the Adriatic Sea that borders Venice. A frieze along the top of the base depicts trophies and marine animals. The base is surrounded by a metal fence.
Subject:
Equestrian
Portrait male -- Colleoni, Bartolomeo -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Ethnic -- Italian
Animal -- Dolphin
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Newark
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Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Newark, Department of Engineering, 970 Broad Street, City Hall, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Located Clinton Park, Newark, New Jersey
Remarks:
This sculpture is a
copy
of one located in Venice which was cast by Alessandro Leopardi in about 1483-1488,
after
a clay model by
Andrea
del
Verrocchio
. Rhind was commissioned to do the
copy
by Christian Feigenspan who reportedly heard Rhind praising the
Verrocchio
work during a dinner in honor of Rhind's recently installed portrait of George Washington (IAS record 76001635). The mold for the original was in war torn Berlin, but a plaster cast was located in Chicago. Rhind created his sculpture from the Chicago cast, but created the base on his own. Feigenspan gave the sculpture to Newark in honor of the city's 250th anniversary. Bartolomeo Colleoni was a 15th century soldier who fought battles for Venice and for Milan, and left a fortune to carry on the war against the Turks. IAS files contain a newspaper article from the Newark News, Oct. 22, 1961.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
"Newark Museum Quarterly," Newark, N.J.: Newark Museum Association, Winter 1975.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 76001636
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
76001636
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