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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Prophet Habakkuk
Work_PrefTitle
Prophet Habakkuk
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Zuccone
Work_AltTitle
Zuccone
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Detail, upper body and head from the right
Image_Title
Detail, upper body and head from the right
Image View
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Creator:
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Donatello (Italian sculptor, ca. 1386-1466)
Agent_Display
Donatello (Italian sculptor, ca. 1386-1466)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
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repository: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Piazza del Duomo 9
Work_LocationNotes
Piazza del Duomo 9
Location Note
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GPS:
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43.772333 11.256222
GPS
43.772333 11.256222
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Date:
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1423-1426 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
1423-1426 (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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Fifteenth century; Renaissance
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Fifteenth century; Renaissance
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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 and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
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Material:
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marble
Work_MaterialDisplay
marble
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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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196 cm (height)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
196 cm (height)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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human figure; Old Testament and Apocrypha; prophets
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
human figure; Old Testament and Apocrypha; prophets
Subjects
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Description:
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Late in 1415 Donatello began work on two life-size marble statues of Prophets,Jeremiah and Habakkuk, for some niches high on Giotto’s Campanile. (The originals, weathered by centuries of exposure, are now in the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo and have been replaced with modern copies on the Campanile.) These statues were the earliest of a whole series, the execution of which lasted until the end of the mid-1430s; for the sake of speed, some were carved in collaboration with other sculptors. They were to be seen high above eye-level, so their features and drapery had to be boldly chiseled, yet their movements were constricted by the narrow lancet shapes of the pre-existing niches. Gnarled hands and wizened faces express the pathos of these Old Testament prophets, whose messages were rarely heeded. Their heads look like portraits. They are clearly indebted to ancient Roman ancestor busts. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Late in 1415 Donatello began work on two life-size marble statues of Prophets,Jeremiah and Habakkuk, for some niches high on Giotto’s Campanile. (The originals, weathered by centuries of exposure, are now in the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo and have been replaced with modern copies on the Campanile.) These statues were the earliest of a whole series, the execution of which lasted until the end of the mid-1430s; for the sake of speed, some were carved in collaboration with other sculptors. They were to be seen high above eye-level, so their features and drapery had to be boldly chiseled, yet their movements were constricted by the narrow lancet shapes of the pre-existing niches. Gnarled hands and wizened faces express the pathos of these Old Testament prophets, whose messages were rarely heeded. Their heads look like portraits. They are clearly indebted to ancient Roman ancestor busts. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-DB-OD-HAB-A06
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-DB-OD-HAB-A06
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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