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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Head of the Dying Alexander
Work_PrefTitle
Head of the Dying Alexander
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Detail, the head in porphyry
Image_Title
Detail, the head in porphyry
Image View
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Creator:
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Matteo Ferrucci (Italian sculptor, 1570-1651)
Agent_Display
Matteo Ferrucci (Italian sculptor, 1570-1651)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Museo Nazionale del Bargello (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo Nazionale del Bargello (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Via del Proconsolo, 4
Work_LocationNotes
Via del Proconsolo, 4
Location Note
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GPS:
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43.770423 11.257947
GPS
43.770423 11.257947
GPS
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Date:
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ca. 1600-1650 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1600-1650 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Seventeenth century
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Seventeenth century
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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sculpture
Work_Classification
sculpture
Classification
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Material:
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porphyry and alabaster
Work_MaterialDisplay
porphyry and alabaster
Material
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
Work_Technique
carving (processes)
Technique
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Description:
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This is a Florentine 17th century version of the Hellenistic head in the Uffizi which is popularly called the Dying Alexander and exhibited with a pedestal engraved "Alessandro" as this one is. In this version the head is rolled back to the right instead of left, the hair is much less freely carved and an emphasis is put on the richly colored materials (porphyry and alabaster). Matteo Ferrucci del Tadda was the grandson of Francesco del Tadda (Francesco di Giovanni Ferrucci), and particularly known for working in porphyry, which is exceptionally hard, difficult to work and required special tools. In contrast, alabaster is one of the softest materials. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Work_Description_Sou rce
This is a Florentine 17th century version of the Hellenistic head in the Uffizi which is popularly called the Dying Alexander and exhibited with a pedestal engraved "Alessandro" as this one is. In this version the head is rolled back to the right instead of left, the hair is much less freely carved and an emphasis is put on the richly colored materials (porphyry and alabaster). Matteo Ferrucci del Tadda was the grandson of Francesco del Tadda (Francesco di Giovanni Ferrucci), and particularly known for working in porphyry, which is exceptionally hard, difficult to work and required special tools. In contrast, alabaster is one of the softest materials. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Description
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A1-FEM-MB-DA-A02
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-FEM-MB-DA-A02
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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