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Bernini in Action: Gesture and Technique in Clay

In conjunction with the exhibition Bernini: Sculpting in Clay (on view October 3, 2012–January 6, 2013), Anthony Sigel, Guest Curator, and Conservator of Objects and Sculpture, Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Harvard Art Museums, outlines the research and discoveries he and his fellow curators made in preparation for the exhibition. By researching Bernini's methods, Sigel has determined which figures Bernini created himself and which ones were likely created by assistants. His lecture includes his own photographs of the models and detailed descriptions of Bernini's methods.

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Apostle spoon

Possibly by Gustaf Stafhell the Elder (Swedish, active 1714–55)

Date:: 19th century
Culture:: Swedish (Stockholm)
Medium:: Silver, parcel-gilt
Dimensions:: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Gift of Mrs. Samuel P. Avery, 1897
Accession Number:: 97.2.102

This artwork is not on display

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Marking: [1] probably king's head, profile to right, in square punch (Stockholm, 1716-1745; see Rosenberg, 1911, p. 886); [2] initials GS (Roman) in ellipse; possibly Gustaf Stafhell the elder, Stockholm master, 1714-1755, though his recorded mark (see R. no. 5483) is script not Roman.
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Who
Gustaf Stafhell the Elder (1)
What
Metal (59,364)

Metalwork (14,716)

Silver (14,056)

Gilt (9,043)

Flatware (2,143)

Spoons (1,860)

Place spoons (98)

Apostle spoons (44)
Where
Europe (148,586)

Sweden (395)

Stockholm (14)
When
A.D. 1800-1900 (80,185)
In the Museum
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts (43,257)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, 1800–1900 A.D.

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