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The Christ Child: Intimacy and Innocence in Renaissance Art
Spinario
Gallery 534 · Antonello Gagini · early 16th century · Met web page
Attributed to Antonello Gagini, early 16th century. The Spinario—a boy extracting a thorn from his foot—based on a famous Hellenistic bronze and serving as a fountain figure.
Gallery 537 → Gallery 534
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Move to Gallery 534. This monumental bronze figure is displayed here, showing how Renaissance sculptors adapted classical models and created large-scale works depicting children.