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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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"Rosebud"

John Henry Dearle (British, 1860–1932)

Maker:: Workshop of Morris & Company (British)
Date:: designed ca. 1905; printed before 1918
Culture:: British, London
Medium:: Cotton
Dimensions:: L. 82 x W. 16 1/2 inches 208.3 x 41.9 cm
Classification:: Textiles
Credit Line:: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
Accession Number:: 30.95.47

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