# The Fisherboy

[View the canonical artwork record](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gemito-vincenzo-re9c49cb027ae2a/the-fisherboy-r6dfbbc973a846b>)

## Artwork

- Artist: [GEMITO, Vincenzo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gemito-vincenzo-re9c49cb027ae2a>)
- Date: 1851-1900
- Technique: Bronze, height 132 cm

## Commentary

Vincenzo Gemito was an Italian sculptor, goldsmith, and draftsman. His Neapolitan Fisherboy at the 1877 Paris Salon brought him acclaim and commissions.

## Related artworks

- [Bust of Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gemito-vincenzo-re9c49cb027ae2a/bust-of-jean-louis-ernest-meissonier-r5f596dd6071d74>)
- [Head of a Child](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gemito-vincenzo-re9c49cb027ae2a/head-of-a-child-r85b2a9b3b74d99>)
- [Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gemito-vincenzo-re9c49cb027ae2a/portrait-of-giuseppe-verdi-re6d8256b5454e0>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)