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| Keywords: Orazio Mochi - African Court Jester - Walters 543083 - Detail D.jpg This statuette is wonderful for the expressiveness of the modeling and the figure's powerful physique so clearly influenced by Michelangelo's monumental marbles Bound Captives It is a striking example of how a great artist can bring emotions to life and a rare example of this quality applied to a servant Mochi has created an astonishingly empathetic representation of a powerfully-built black African male who serves as a court entertainer identified by his hooded tunic and fringed over-garment perhaps as a boxer or wrestler His hand to the head and anguished facial expression may well be intended to convey his struggles with his fate late 16th-early 17th century bronze golden patina under a reddish-brown lacquer later wood base H of jester 7 1/16 x W 2 13/16 x D 1 3/4 in 17 9 x 7 1 x 4 5 cm H with tang cm 19 9 accession number 54 3083 82754 Abbot Guggenheim Collection New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Sale Sotheby's New York January 27 2011 lot 450 Walters Art Museum January 27 2011 by purchase Museum purchase Renaissance Baroque Fund a generous grant and individual donations through the Banner Lewis Tanner Circle 2011 place of origin Florence Italy Walters Art Museum license Baroque sculpture in the Walters Art Museum Orazio Mochi Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
