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The Dwarf Morgante

Another attempt at reaction is the one that relies on an apparently plebeian realism, in reality sophisticated, which reacts against the vaunted idealism of the Renaissance with the pursuit of the grotesque and the abnormal, making use also of caricature and satire. Giambologna himself had offered stimulating examples in this sense.

How to cite

Bruno Balestrini (photograph), “The Dwarf Morgante”, work by Cioli Valerio, Baroque Sculpture, Florence, Giardino di Boboli. Bruno Balestrini Photographic Archive, https://brunobalestrini.org/cita/sch00307/. Accessed [date accessed].

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