Sleeping Nymph, Guglielmus Paludanus (attributed to), c. 1560

Sleeping Nymph, Guglielmus Paludanus (attributed to), c. 1560

alabaster, h 12.4cm × w 32.3cm × d 11.1cm Catalogue entry

Small, refined alabaster sculptures were a speciality of the Flemish sculptor Van den Broecke. This female figure, with her solid, muscular body, clearly recalls sculptures by Michelangelo. Van den Broecke must have thoroughly studied Michelangelo’s work during his sojourn in Italy.

On display in room 2.3

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