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Giovanni Battista Foggini

Giovanni Battista Foggini

1652

WA-00013241

SculptureBaroque

Representation

None documented

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Institutional Exhibitions

108

Works in Collection

131

Assets Indexed

2

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Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ1353158

Field Verification (2 fields)

1 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%

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About

Why this artist matters now

Giovanni Battista Foggini was a Florentine sculptor specializing in small-scale bronze figures executed with meticulous detail and classical restraint. Active in the late seventeenth century, his work epitomizes the refinement and technical precision demanded by the Medici court and Tuscan patrician collectors. His bronzes, typically intimate in scale, demonstrate a mastery of anatomical form and a restrained approach to drapery that aligns with the aesthetic values of his period.

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Movement

Baroque

Medium

Sculpture

Related Artists

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Museum Collections

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum National Gallery of Art Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Artworks (108)

Façade van een gebouw

Façade van een gebouw

1723 · pen on chalk, ink, paper

width: 211 cm, height: 301 cm

Linkerdeel van een altaar

Linkerdeel van een altaar

1723 · pen on chalk, paper, ink

height: 301 cm, width: 211 cm

David Victorious over Goliath

David Victorious over Goliath

1722 · terracotta

Overall: 41.3 x 47.6 x 31.5 cm (16 1/4 x 18 3/4 x 12 3/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

A Reliquary of Saint Sigismondo

A Reliquary of Saint Sigismondo

sheet: 48 x 30.1 cm (18 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Bacchus and Ariadne

Bacchus and Ariadne

overall: 39.1 x 32.9 x 23.9 cm (15 3/8 x 12 15/16 x 9 7/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Ontwerp voor een met pietre dure panelen ingelegd met verguld brons gemonteerd kistje

Ontwerp voor een met pietre dure panelen ingelegd met verguld brons gemonteerd kistje

1710 · pen on paper, ink

width: 639 cm, height: 461 cm

Study of a Stallion

Study of a Stallion

1700 · black chalk and brush and gray wash

Sheet: 19 x 24.6 cm (7 1/2 x 9 11/16 in.); Secondary Support: 28.1 x 34.7 cm (11 1/16 x 13 11/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Ontwerp voor een lijst met twee putti

Ontwerp voor een lijst met twee putti

1700 · drawing on graphite (mineral), ink

width: 117 cm, height: 147 cm

Ontwerp voor een reliekhouder

Ontwerp voor een reliekhouder

1700 · brush on ink, graphite (mineral), paper

height: 464 cm, width: 175 cm

Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

overall: 79.5 x 73.2 x 40 cm (31 5/16 x 28 13/16 x 15 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Vittoria della Rovere, Grand Duchess of Tuscany

Vittoria della Rovere, Grand Duchess of Tuscany

overall: 83 x 71.2 x 34 cm (32 11/16 x 28 1/16 x 13 3/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Wall Decoration for Cosimo III de' Medici

Wall Decoration for Cosimo III de' Medici

1690 · Pen and brown ink, brush and watercolor, black chalk, graphite on white laid paper

65.2 x 42.2 cm (25 11/16 x 16 5/8 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Apollo Flaying Marsyas

Apollo Flaying Marsyas

height: 59.8 cm (23 9/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The suicide of Ajax

Height: 18 3/4 in. (47.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Prometheus Chained by Mercury

Prometheus Chained by Mercury

1685 · casting on bronze (metal)

Design for a Gilt Bronze Ornament

Design for a Gilt Bronze Ornament

1680 · Pen and black and brown ink, brush and wash, white gouache, graphite on off-white laid paper

27.2 x 20.6 cm (10 11/16 x 8 1/8 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cosimo III de' Medici (1642–1723), Grand Duke of Tuscany

1675 · Marble with base of gray marble

Overall (confirmed): 39 1/8 × 31 × 16 7/8 in., 391 lb. (99.4 × 78.7 × 42.9 cm, 177.4 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany

1675 · Marble, gray marble

Overall (confirmed): 38 3/4 × 28 7/8 × 14 in., 337 lb. (98.4 × 73.3 × 35.6 cm, 152.9 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany

Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany

1675 · Marble, gray marble

Overall (confirmed): 38 3/4 × 28 7/8 × 14 in., 337 lb. (98.4 × 73.3 × 35.6 cm, 152.9 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cosimo III de' Medici (1642–1723), Grand Duke of Tuscany

Cosimo III de' Medici (1642–1723), Grand Duke of Tuscany

1675 · Marble with base of gray marble

Overall (confirmed): 39 1/8 × 31 × 16 7/8 in., 391 lb. (99.4 × 78.7 × 42.9 cm, 177.4 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cosimo III de' Medici, b. 1642, Grand Duke of Tuscany 1670–1723

1671 · Terracotta

Height (with pedestal): 18 in. (45.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Monstrance with Two Angels Supporting a Chalice

A Monstrance with Two Angels Supporting a Chalice

overall: 42.3 x 23.7 cm (16 5/8 x 9 5/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Design for the Upper Half of a Wall Elevation with a Semicircular Window

1652 · Pen and brown and black ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk

sheet: 6 9/16 x 6 15/16 in. (16.6 x 17.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Design for a Proscenium or Monumental Alcove

1652 · Pen and dark brown ink, over traces of black chalk

sheet: 4 1/8 x 2 13/16 in. (10.5 x 7.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (6)

108 published of 114 catalogued · 24 with image

The Met
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Rijksmuseum
6 published6 img
Nga
5 published5 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
3 published3 img
Smithsonian
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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

24 entries · 2 sources

Bacchus and Ariadne
1711 · Nga · 5 prov
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A Reliquary of Saint Sigismondo
1719 · Nga · 5 prov
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David Victorious over Goliath
1722 · Cleveland · 4 prov
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A Monstrance with Two Angels Supporting a Chalice
1652 · Nga · 4 prov
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Prometheus Chained by Mercury
1685 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Ontwerp voor een met pietre dure panelen ingelegd met verguld brons gemonteerd kistje
1710 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Ontwerp voor een reliekhouder
1700 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Apollo Flaying Marsyas
1686 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Ontwerp voor een lijst met twee putti
1700 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Study of a Stallion
1700 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Images

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Palazzo medici riccardi, cortile, statua 04

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Palazzo medici riccardi, cortile, lato O, nicchia 03 su dis. foggini, con calco s. vittore di pietro di giovanni tedesco (1394 96) da facciata duomo, testa non pert. (II sec dc) 2

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Borgo pinti 24 26, palazzo bellini delle stelle, casa del giambologna, ex fonderia oggi sede della fondazione mello, graffito che ricorda la morte di g.b. foggini 05

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Borgo pinti 24 26, palazzo bellini delle stelle, casa del giambologna, ex fonderia oggi sede della fondazione mello, graffito che ricorda la morte di g.b. foggini 02

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Borgo pinti 24 26, palazzo bellini delle stelle, casa del giambologna, ex fonderia oggi sede della fondazione mello, graffito che ricorda la morte di g.b. foggini 01

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Giovan Battista Foggini

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Vincenzo foggini, busto dal monumento funebre al padre giovan battista foggini, 1725

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Movements1

Collections6

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum National Gallery of Art Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Rijksmuseum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

In collection

National Gallery of Art

In collection

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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