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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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Bust of Medusa
Work_PrefTitle
Bust of Medusa
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Overall three-quarter view from the right side
Image_Title
Overall three-quarter view from the right side
Image View
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Creator:
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian sculptor, 1598-1680)
Agent_Display
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian sculptor, 1598-1680)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Musei Capitolini (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. MC1166
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Musei Capitolini (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. MC1166
Location
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Location Note:
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Palazzo dei Conservatori; Hall of the Geese
Work_LocationNotes
Palazzo dei Conservatori; Hall of the Geese
Location Note
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GPS:
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41.893059 12.482736
GPS
41.893059 12.482736
GPS
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Date:
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ca. 1644-1648 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1644-1648 (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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Baroque
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Baroque
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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white marble; pedestal of portoro marble
Work_MaterialDisplay
white marble; pedestal of portoro marble
Material
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
Work_Technique
carving (processes)
Technique
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Measurements:
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50 cm (height) x 41 cm (width) x 38 cm (depth, without pedestal)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
50 cm (height) x 41 cm (width) x 38 cm (depth, without pedestal)
Measurements
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Description:
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The small spool-shaped (height 18 cm, diameter 20 cm) pedestal in portoro marble is original; it is displayed on a presentation base with inscription from 1731, when the bust was donated by Marquis Francesco Bichi. It was probably created in the first years of the papacy of Innocent X Pamphilj, between 1644 and 1648, when Bernini was sent away from the papal court. The Bust of Medusa seems to fall into the category of sculptures carried out "for his study and pleasure." Medusa sees herself in an imaginary mirror and is caught in the moment when she realizes the trick played on her, and before our eyes, she turns to stone. Bernini intended his Medusa to be a refined Baroque metaphor for sculpture and the virtue of the sculptor, who has the power to "petrify" those who admire his extraordinary ability to use a chisel. (Source: Capitoline Museums [website]; http://en.museicapit olini.org/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The small spool-shaped (height 18 cm, diameter 20 cm) pedestal in portoro marble is original; it is displayed on a presentation base with inscription from 1731, when the bust was donated by Marquis Francesco Bichi. It was probably created in the first years of the papacy of Innocent X Pamphilj, between 1644 and 1648, when Bernini was sent away from the papal court. The Bust of Medusa seems to fall into the category of sculptures carried out "for his study and pleasure." Medusa sees herself in an imaginary mirror and is caught in the moment when she realizes the trick played on her, and before our eyes, she turns to stone. Bernini intended his Medusa to be a refined Baroque metaphor for sculpture and the virtue of the sculptor, who has the power to "petrify" those who admire his extraordinary ability to use a chisel. (Source: Capitoline Museums [website]; http://en.museicapit olini.org/)
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-BG-CM-MB-A07
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-BG-CM-MB-A07
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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