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| Keywords: Leone Leoni - Bust of Giacomo Maria Stampa - Walters 27229 - Detail A.jpg This piece is executed in the style of Leone Leoni the most celebrated sculptor in 16th-century Milan The stern expression and the realistic features of this impressive bust are appropriate for its sitter Trained as a lawyer Stampa 1487-1553 was made a judge in 1523 by the Spanish rulers of Milan and later he became a senator The senatorial rank is traced back to the ancient Roman Republic and Stampa is depicted wearing a toga The plaque dates the bust and informs us that the senator was 66 years old when it was made It may be a commemorative work created just after his death The enslaved figures supporting the bust testify to Stampa's authority 1553 Renaissance marble cm 98 58 accession number 27 229 35249 Raoul Heilbronner Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Inscription IACOBVS MARIA / STAMPA / AT LXVI M D LIII place of origin Milan Italy Walters Art Museum license Renaissance sculpture in the Walters Art Museum Statues by Leone Leoni Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist update | ||||
