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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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Section of a spoon handle

P. Rolland (master ca. 1720, active 1730)

Date:: 1747
Culture:: French (Narbonne) (Perpignan Mint)
Medium:: Silver
Dimensions:: L. 1-3/8 in. (3.5 cm.)
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Gift of Jacques Helft, 1938
Accession Number:: 38.113.15

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Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Marking: [1] P/ROL/LAN/D, 2 grains de remède (maker's mark) [2] Helmet (?) (charge mark of under-farmer of Narbonne, 1746-47) [3] Crowned O above NAR (Narbonne warden's mark, 1747) [4] Double-headed eagle (discharge mark of under-farmer of Narbonne, 1746-47)
Provenance

Jacques Helft (until 1938; to MMA)
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Who
P. Rolland (1)
What
Metal (59,364)

Metalwork (14,716)

Silver (14,056)

Flatware (2,143)

Spoons (1,860)
Where
Europe (148,586)

France (52,276)

Languedoc-Roussillon (26)

Aude (3)

Narbonne (2)
When
A.D. 1600-1800 (66,179)
In the Museum
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts (43,257)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
France, 1600–1800 A.D.

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