Pacing Horse (one of a pair)

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Norman Chatain, Chicago, by 1957 [according to Receipt of Object #16280 in Registrar’s office]; delivered to the Art Institute for consideration as gift, 1957 [according to source cited above]; accessioned by the Art Institute, 1960.

Pacing Horse (one of a pair)

Giovanni da Bologna

Modeled c. 1587, cast 1600/50

Accession Number

12702

Medium

Bronze with gilding

Dimensions

34.3 × 27.6 × 15.9 cm (13 1/2 × 10 7/8 × 6 1/4 in.)

Classification

statuette

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Norman Chatain in memory of Professor Alfred Chatain