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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Bearded or Pensive Prophet
Work_PrefTitle
Bearded or Pensive Prophet
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Detail, upper body and head from slightly below right
Image_Title
Detail, upper body and head from slightly below right
Image View
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Creator:
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Donatello (Italian sculptor, ca. 1386-1466)
Agent_Display
Donatello (Italian sculptor, ca. 1386-1466)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Piazza del Duomo 9
Work_LocationNotes
Piazza del Duomo 9
Location Note
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GPS:
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43.772333 11.256222
GPS
43.772333 11.256222
GPS
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Date:
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ca. 1418 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1418 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Fifteenth century; Renaissance
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Fifteenth century; Renaissance
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
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Material:
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marble
Work_MaterialDisplay
marble
Material
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
Work_Technique
carving (processes)
Technique
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Measurements:
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194 cm (height)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
194 cm (height)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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human figure; Old Testament and Apocrypha; prophets
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
human figure; Old Testament and Apocrypha; prophets
Subjects
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Description:
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Late in 1415 Donatello began work on the series of Old Testament figures for some niches high on Giotto’s Campanile. (The originals, weathered by centuries of exposure, are now in the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo and have been replaced with modern copies on the Campanile.) This is one of the earliest of a whole series, the execution of which lasted until the end of the mid-1430s; for the sake of speed, some were carved in collaboration with other sculptors. They were to be seen high above eye-level, so their features and drapery had to be boldly chiseled. Their heads look like portraits. They are clearly indebted to ancient Roman ancestor busts. Despite being confined to a narrow niche, the Bearded Prophet conveys a potential freedom of movement unseen in Donatello's work before. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Late in 1415 Donatello began work on the series of Old Testament figures for some niches high on Giotto’s Campanile. (The originals, weathered by centuries of exposure, are now in the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo and have been replaced with modern copies on the Campanile.) This is one of the earliest of a whole series, the execution of which lasted until the end of the mid-1430s; for the sake of speed, some were carved in collaboration with other sculptors. They were to be seen high above eye-level, so their features and drapery had to be boldly chiseled. Their heads look like portraits. They are clearly indebted to ancient Roman ancestor busts. Despite being confined to a narrow niche, the Bearded Prophet conveys a potential freedom of movement unseen in Donatello's work before. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A1-DB-OD-TP-A02
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-DB-OD-TP-A02
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Rights
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