Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART: Central Nave; Holy Water Fonts
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Central Nave; Holy Water Fonts
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Image View:
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Left (south) pier; detail, right putti, wings and head
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Creator:
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Agostino Cornacchini (Italian sculptor, 1686-1754); Francesco Moderati (Italian sculptor, ca. 1680-ca. 1729); Giuseppe Lironi (Italian sculptor, ca. 1679-1749)
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Location:
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repository: Saint Peter's (Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano) (Rome (Vatican City), Santa Sede (Holy See), Italy)
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Location Note:
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Piazza San Pietro
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GPS:
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+41.902222+12.453333
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Date:
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ca. 1700-1725 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Baroque; Eighteenth century
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Work Type 1:
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holy water stoup
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Work Type 2:
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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 colored marble
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
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Measurements:
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2 m (height, putti)
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Subjects:
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Angels; Catholic Church; putti
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Description:
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At the beginning of the central nave, on the first pier on the right and left side, the visitors' gaze is attracted to two holy water stoups that provide a clue to the basilica's real size: the cupids which seem small are in fact 2 meters tall. The basins containing the holy water are the work of Francesco Moderati and A. Cornacchini, (on the left); and by Giuseppe Lironi and G. B. De Rossi (on the right). [Note, dates do not line up for any De Rossi in ULAN]. (Source: St. Peters Basilica Info [website]; http://stpetersbasilica.info/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
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Identifier:
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1A1-BG-HWF-A11
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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