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Plaster Cast of Michelangelo's Pietà (Component)

1948.01.0076A

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Artifact Identification Plaster Cast of Michelangelo's Pietà (Component)   (1948.01.0076A)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Art
    3. :
  3. N/A
Artist/Maker Michelangelo Buonarrotti (signed on baldric)
Geographic Location
Period Renaissance
Date 1499
Culture Italian
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Width) 62.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) 50.5 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 37.5 cm
Weight 304,000 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Plaster, Pigment--Paint
Manufacturing Processes Cast

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Weller, Allen. [Biography of Lorado Taft], Urbana, IL, for information on provenance of plaster cast collection.

Photo: Explore the World Spurlock Museum.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Lorado Taft Collection
Reproduction yes

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