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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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Date:: 1790–1800
Culture:: Chinese
Medium:: Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions:: H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm.); W. with handles 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm.)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: Helena Woolworth McCann Collection, Gift of Winfield Foundation, 1951
Accession Number:: 51.86.337 ab

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