Antico: The Golden Age of Renaissance Bronzes

Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi, Antico (c. 1455-1528)
"The sculptor Pier Jacopo Alari de Bonacolsi (c. 1455–1528) acquired the nickname Antico (the antique one) for his knowledge of ancient art. Born in or near Mantua, he probably trained as a goldsmith. In his youth Antico traveled to Rome, where masterpieces of the distant past were coming to light in excavations. The Renaissance passion for antiquity fostered the collecting of classical Greek and Roman art."
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