This sinuous bronze statuette was created as a companion to an allegorical depiction of architecture made about 1580 by the Flemish sculptor Giambologna (1529–1608), who worked in Italy. The geometrical instruments in this figure’s right hand identify her as the same subject, but her pose is reversed; this was likely to make the two statuettes a visually pleasing pair within a display of small bronze sculpture. Collectors across Europe loved Giambologna’s work, celebrated for its exploration of contrapposto, the representation of twisted figures in graceful motion. His popularity was demonstrated through the continuous reproduction of the artist's original models by his successors. In this case, our later, unknown sculptor used Giambologna’s art as an inspiration.