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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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Vase

possibly Doccia manufactory

Date:: ca. 1760–70
Culture:: Italian (Florence) (?)
Medium:: Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions:: H. 4-3/4 in. (12.1 cm.)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: Gift of Dr. Bruce B. Grynbaum, in memory of his parents, Gertrude and Maurycy Grynbaum, 1991
Accession Number:: 1991.412.5

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