Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART: Two Wax Models for David

Collection: 
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title: 
Two Wax Models for David
Image View: 
Wax model for David, with hook in it head (near statue)
Creator: 
possibly by Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian , 1475-1564)
Location: 
repository: Casa Buonarroti (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Location Note: 
Via Ghibellina 70
GPS: 
+43.769903+11.263758
Cultural Context: 
Italian
Style Period: 
Renaissance
Work Type 1: 
maquette (sculpture)
Classification: 
Sculpture and Installations
Material: 
wax; metal
Technique: 
modeling (forming)
Description: 
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.
Collection: 
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Identifier: 
7A1-MB-CB-MN-A09
Rights: 
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