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Ugolino

19th century
Not on view
Cast from the Villa Medici plaster, Rome, of which examples survive in plaster, clay and bronze. (See also Ugolino and his Sons, 67.250)

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Ugolino
  • Artist: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, Valenciennes 1827–1875 Courbevoie)
  • Date: 19th century
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Plaster, painted black
  • Dimensions: Overall: 21 3/16 × 14 × 11 in. (53.8 × 35.6 × 27.9 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 1945
  • Object Number: 45.69
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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