Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Pomona (Pomona Reclining)
Alternate Title:
Pomona (Pomona sdraiata)
Image View:
Detail, head and upper torso
Creator:
Marino Marini (Italian sculptor, 1901-1980)
Location:
repository: Museo di Marino Marini (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Location Note:
former church of San Pancrazio (deconsecrated)
GPS:
43.771836 11.249975
Date:
1935 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Twentieth century
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Classification:
Sculpture and Installations
Material:
bronze
Technique:
casting (process)
Measurements:
73 cm (height) x 38 cm (width) x 159 cm (length)
Subjects:
human figure; mythology (Classical); nude in art
Description:
Marini developed several themes in sculpture: equestrian, Pomonas (nudes), portraits, and circus figures. He drew on traditions of Etruscan and Northern European sculpture in developing these themes. His aim was to develop mythical images by interpreting classical themes in light of modern concerns and techniques. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Identifier:
7A1-MARINI-MM-POM-A0 3
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Pomona (Pomona Reclining)