Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Two Wax Models for David
Image View:
Detail, head and torso (black background added)
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-A03
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Two Wax Models for David