Crouching Boar (Il Porcellino) 1676 - 1735

"Crouching Boar (Il Porcellino)" is a bronze sculpture by Italian artist Pietro Tacca. This small-scale work, measuring only 16.5 cm in height, depicts a wild boar in a crouching position. The boar's detailed fur and muscular body are rendered with great realism, capturing the animal's strength and ferocity. The sculpture is a testament to Tacca's skill as a sculptor, demonstrating his ability to create lifelike forms in bronze. While the exact date of creation is unknown, it is estimated to have been made between 1676 and 1735, during the Baroque period, a time of dramatic and expressive artistic style.