Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART: River God Maquette
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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River God Maquette
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Alternate Title:
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Dio Fluviale
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Image View:
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Overall view of small maquette
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Creator:
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possibly by Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian , 1475-1564)
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Location:
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repository: Casa Buonarroti (Florence, Tuscany, Italy) inv. 542
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Location Note:
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Via Ghibellina 70
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GPS:
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+43.769903+11.263758
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Date:
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ca. 1525 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Renaissance
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Work Type 1:
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maquette (sculpture)
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
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Material:
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wax
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Technique:
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modeling (forming)
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Subjects:
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allegory; human figure
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Description:
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The Casa Buonarroti features a "Models" room; but it is doubtful that most are actually autograph pieces by Michangelo. Some of the small and very rough maquettes (bozzetti) in clay or wax have been cast in bronze.
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-MB-CB-DF1-A01
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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