The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Horse

1630s or later

possibly cast after a model by Francesco Fanelli

(Italian, 1661)
Germany
bronze
Overall: 15.2 x 15.9 x 5.5 cm (6 x 6 1/4 x 2 3/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1952.108
Location: Not on view

Description

Shortly after its acquisition, this work was published as a model for an equestrian monument of Emperor Maximilian by Gregor Erhart, cast by one of Maximilian's bronze founders in Augsburg. Recent scholars have questioned the connection to Erhart and have placed it closer to Fanelli, due to the rendering of the horse's head and the waxy overall feel of the modeling. Related works in Braunschweig and (formerly) Berlin already carry attributions to a Fanelli model.
  • Arthur L. Erlanger (New York, New York), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1952.
  • Milliken, William. "Bronze by Gregor Erhart." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 39, no. 9 (November 1952): 225-226. Reproduced: p. 222; Mentioned: p. 225 www.jstor.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 109 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 109 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 129 archive.org
  • Juxtapositions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 11-October 10, 1965).
    Stamps: Art in Miniature. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 11, 1955-May 12, 2017).
  • {{cite web|title=Horse|url=false|author=Francesco Fanelli|year=1630s or later|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1952.108