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    Il Porcellino, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Tacca, Pietro, 1577-1640, sculptor. (copy after)
    Title: 
    Il Porcellino, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Original 1612. Copy installed Nov. 2005.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: 4 ft. x 5 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft.; Base: 2 ft. x 5 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. (2 tons).
    Inscription: 
    (On back of sculpture:) FUSE FERDINANDO MARINELLE /--FIRENZE-- unsigned Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Bronze sculpture of a reclining boar resting on a bronze base adorned with small animals and plants.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Pig
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Fayetteville
    Copy
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
    Located University of Arkansas, In front of 1002 West Maple Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture is a copy Il Porcellino installed in Florence, Italy. IAS files contain a related newspaper article from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock), Dec. 6,2005, pg. 6B.
    References: 
    State of Arkansas, Department of Arkansas Heritage, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, 2006.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    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 74850086
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