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Terracotta in Seicento Rome: Bozzetti, Modelli, Models, and Copies

In conjunction with the exhibition Bernini: Sculpting in Clay (on view October 3, 2012–January 6, 2013), Jennifer Montagu, Honorary Fellow, The Warburg Institute, London University, outlines the history of bozzetti, modelli, and copies by various sculptors, including Bernini. Preliminary models were used by sculptors to sketch their designs, but sometimes, artists used the work of assistants or even other artists in order to create their full-scale sculptures.

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Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present)

Decorator:: François Antoine Pfeiffer (French, active 1771–1800)
Decorator:: Nicolas Sinsson (active 1753–95)
Maker:: Gilder: Henri-François Vincent (active 1753–1806)
Date:: ca. 1777–85
Culture:: French (Sèvres)
Medium:: Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions:: H. 14 in. (35.6 cm.)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: The F.O. Matthiessen Collection, Gift of Mrs. Emma Matthiessen, in memory of her husband, 1904
Accession Number:: 04.6.3a, b

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 529

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