Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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La Zingarella
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Alternate Title:
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Gypsy Girl
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Image View:
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Detail, head and bronze accents added by Cordier
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Creator:
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Cardinal Scipione Borghese (Italian patron, 1576-1633); Nicolas Cordier (French sculptor, 1567-1612)
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Location:
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repository: Galleria Borghese (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. CCLXIII
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Location Note:
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Piazzale Scipione Borghese, 5; Borghese Collection
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GPS:
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+41.914+12.492
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Date:
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ca. 1607-1612 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style)
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
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Material:
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White and gray marble; gilded bronze
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Technique:
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carving (processes); casting (process); gilding (technique)
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Measurements:
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140 cm (height)
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Subjects:
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human figure; Restoration and conservation; pastiche; sculptural reuse
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Description:
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This statue is a hybrid of an ancient blue-gray marble torso, and Cordier's white and gray marble and gilded bronze, commissioned by Cardinal Scipione Borghese. Its assembly from ancient and modern elements makes it an exotic, almost orientalizing work. Borghese emblems of eagles and dragons decorate the hem of her gown. Cordier created original sculpture in the Mannerist style, but was also active as a restorer of antique sculpture and worked on several pieces for the cardinal. Recent restoration, which removed a thick black patina added to tone down the statue to suit 19th century taste, revealed a gold clasp. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-CORDIER-BG-LZ-A02
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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