Bust of Jesus as a Youth

Provenance

Mrs. Charles H. Boissevain, before 1938; sold to the Art Institute, 1938.

Publications

Julius V. Schlosser, Werke der Kleinplastik in der Skulpturensammlung des A.H. Kaiserhauses (Wien: A. Schroll, 1910), no. 3. Leo Planiscig, Die Bronzeplasticien: Statuetten, Reliefs, Geräte und Plaketten (Wien: A. Schroll, 1924), p. 214. Paul Cassirer and Hugo Helbig, Die Sammlung Oscar Huldschinsky (Berlin, 1928), no. 103. Mariette Fransolet, François du Quesnoy: Sculpteur d’Urbain VIII 1597–1643 (Bruxelles, 1941), p. 229, pl. XXIIIa. Marion Boudon-Machuel, François du Quesnoy 1597–1643 (Paris: Arthena, 2005), cat. ln.4 ex.20.

Quick Overview

Artist: François Duquesnoy (Flemish, 1597–1643)
Date: 1618–43, modified 19th century
Medium: Gilt bronze
Dimensions: H.: 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.)
Type: Sculpture
Classification: bust/head
Style: 17th Century
Place: Flanders
Department: Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Charles H. Boissevain in memory of Henry C. Dangler
Accession no.: 1938.245

Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.