Join Dr. Peter Bell, curator of European Paintings, Sculpture & Drawings at the Cincinnati Art Museum, in an insightful look at the bronze statuette during the Renaissance.

The independent bronze statuette emerged in the second half of the 15th century in central and northern Italy as a type of art object prized in court and university circles. Its proliferation in the decades around 1500 is a hallmark of the Italian Renaissance.

The meaningful confluence of material, size, and subject in the Renaissance bronze statuette, and its unique relationship to its beholder, is beautifully illustrated by four of the earliest and most celebrated statuettes. On loan from the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, they are the focus of an exceptional exhibition at the DIA, on view through March 3, 2024. 

This lecture is free with registration and open to all DIA visitors!