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106 works documented in the Bruno Balestrini archive.

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Madonna from Acuto, Anonymous13th c.
Madonna from Acuto
Anonymous — Rome, Palazzo Venezia
Polychrome wood with stones.
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Transenna, Anonymous9th c.
Transenna
Anonymous — Rome, Santa Sabina
Marble, detail.
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and Pietro Vassalletto Paschal Candlestick, Niccolò d'Angelo12th c.
and Pietro Vassalletto Paschal Candlestick
Niccolò d'Angelo — Rome, San Paolo
Marble. (with Pietro Vassalletto)
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Charles of Anjou, Arnolfo di Cambio13th c.
Charles of Anjou
Arnolfo di Cambio — Rome, Palazzo dei Conservatori
Marble, height cm 160. Statue created for the King in Rome in 1277, like a portrait.
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Ciborium, Arnolfo di Cambio13th c.
Ciborium
Arnolfo di Cambio — Rome, San Paolo fuori le Mura
Marble with polychrome inlays. Detail of the Ciborium of San Paolo, dated 1285.
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Ciborium, Arnolfo di Cambio13th c.
Ciborium
Arnolfo di Cambio — Rome, Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
Marble with polychrome incrostations, details of the Ciborium in Santa Cecilia, 1293.
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Annibaldi Tomb Slab, Arnolfo di Cambio13th c.
Annibaldi Tomb Slab
Arnolfo di Cambio — Rome, San Giovanni in Laterano
Marble, detail.
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Annibaldi Tomb Slab, Arnolfo di Cambio13th c.
Annibaldi Tomb Slab
Arnolfo di Cambio — Rome, Cloister of San Giovanni in Laterano
Marble, detail of the funerary monument, now dismantled, dated about 1276.
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San Pietro, Arnolfo di Cambio13th c.
San Pietro
Arnolfo di Cambio — Rome, Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano
Bronze, detail. -
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Dialectic, Pollajolo Antonio15th c.
Dialectic
Pollajolo Antonio — Rome, San Pietro, Grotte Vaticane
Description: Bronze, height about cm 40. Detail of the tomb of Sixtus IV, executed in 1493.
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Funerary Monument of Pope Innocent VIII, Pollajolo Antonio15th c.
Funerary Monument of Pope Innocent VIII
Pollajolo Antonio — Rome, Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano
Bronze, height about cm 400, 1492-1498. The image of the deceased is shown twice: dead, lying with eyes closed, and alive, seated in the act of blessing.
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Moses, Michelangelo Buonarroti16th c.
Moses
Michelangelo Buonarroti — Rome, San Pietro in Vincoli
Description: Marble, detail.
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Moses, Michelangelo Buonarroti16th c.
Moses
Michelangelo Buonarroti — Rome, San Pietro in Vincoli
Description: Marble, detail.
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Pietà, Michelangelo Buonarroti15th c.
Pietà
Michelangelo Buonarroti — Rome, Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano
Description: Marble, detail of the faces of Christ and the Madonna, total height cm 174. Executed in Rome between 1497 and 1499 for the ambassador of Charles VIII to Pope Alexander VI.
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Door of St. Peter's, Filarete15th c.
Door of St. Peter's
Filarete — Rome, Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano
Description: Bronze, detail of the martyrdom of St. Peter.
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San Pietro, Bregno Andrea15th c.
San Pietro
Bregno Andrea — Rome, San Pietro in Vincoli
Marble, fragment of the tomb of the Cardinal of Cusa, height cm 104. The artist, who reveals his Lombard cultural origins, was soon active in Rome, about 1470, where, working in the Vatican, he represented the currents of northern sculpture.
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Tomb of Pope Sixtus IV, Pollajolo Antonio15th c.
Tomb of Pope Sixtus IV
Pollajolo Antonio — Rome
Description: Bronze, detail of the Pope's head. The tomb was commissioned from Pollaiolo by the nephew of the deceased in 1493. Together with the funerary monument to Innocent III, this is the last great project carried out by the artist in Rome.
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Altar of St. Ignatius, Pozzo Andrea17th c.
Altar of St. Ignatius
Pozzo Andrea — Rome, Chiesa del Gesù
Polychrome marble, bronze, silver.
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Angel Holding a Scroll, Bernini Gian Lorenzo17th c.
Angel Holding a Scroll
Bernini Gian Lorenzo — Rome, Ponte Sant'Angelo
Marble, height cm 275, 1667-1669.
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Annunciation, Della Valle Filippo18th c.
Annunciation
Della Valle Filippo — Rome, Sant' Ignazio
Marble, height cm 930. Relief from the altarpiece of the altar of the Santo.
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Apollo and Daphne, Bernini Gian Lorenzo17th c.
Apollo and Daphne
Bernini Gian Lorenzo — Rome, Galleria Borghese
Marble, height cm 243, 1622-1625.
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Apollo and Daphne, Bernini Gian Lorenzo17th c.
Apollo and Daphne
Bernini Gian Lorenzo — Rome, Galleria Borghese
Marble, detail, 1622/25. This work translates into an image the fable from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'. The statuary group, like the David, was commissioned by the greatest collector of antiquities of the time, Cardinal Borghese.
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Little Bacchus, Duquesnoy Francois17th c.
Little Bacchus
Duquesnoy Francois — Rome, Galleria Doria Pamphili
Marble, height cm 60.
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David, Bernini Gian Lorenzo17th c.
David
Bernini Gian Lorenzo — Rome, Galleria Borghese
Description: Marble, height cm 170. Executed in 1623-1624.
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David, Bernini Gian Lorenzo17th c.
David
Bernini Gian Lorenzo — Rome, Galleria Borghese
Description: Marble, detail, height cm 170. Executed in 1623-1624.
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Aeneas Fleeing Troy, Bernini Gian Lorenzo17th c.
Aeneas Fleeing Troy
Bernini Gian Lorenzo — Rome, Galleria Borghese
Marble, height cm 220, 1618-1619.
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Fountain of the Four Rivers, Bernini Gian Lorenzo17th c.
Fountain of the Four Rivers
Bernini Gian Lorenzo — Rome, Piazza Navona
Marble, detail, 1648-1651.
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Triton Fountain, Bernini Gian Lorenzo17th c.
Triton Fountain
Bernini Gian Lorenzo — Rome, Piazza Barberini, Triton Fountain
Marble, detail. The fountain was made between 1612 and the first half of 1613.
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The Baptist, Bernini Pietro16th c.
The Baptist
Bernini Pietro — Rome, Sant'Andrea della Valle
Marble, height cm 243.
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Cardinal Scipione Borghese, Bernini Gian Lorenzo17th c.
Cardinal Scipione Borghese
Bernini Gian Lorenzo — Rome, Galleria Borghese
Marble, detail.
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The Baptism of Christ, Mochi FrancescoBaroque
The Baptism of Christ
Mochi Francesco — Rome, Palazzo Braschi
Marble, height cm 315.
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The Triumph of Faith, Théodon Jean Baptiste17th c.
The Triumph of Faith
Théodon Jean Baptiste — Rome, Chiesa del Gesù
Marble, detail of the marble group on the left of the altar of Sant'Ignazio.
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The Triumph of Faith, Théodon Jean Baptiste17th c.
The Triumph of Faith
Théodon Jean Baptiste — Rome, Chiesa del Gesù
Marble, height about cm 300. Marble group on the left base of the altar of Sant'Ignazio.
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Innocent X, Bernini Gian Lorenzo17th c.
Innocent X
Bernini Gian Lorenzo — Rome, Galleria Doria Pamphili
Marble, height cm 71, 1650.
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The Ocean, Bracci Pietro18th c.
The Ocean
Bracci Pietro — Rome, piazza di Trevi, Fountain
Marble, height cm 580. Detail of the Trevi Fountain designed by the architect Nicola Salvi.
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The Ecstasy of St. Teresa, Bernini Gian Lorenzo17th c.
The Ecstasy of St. Teresa
Bernini Gian Lorenzo — Rome, Santa Maria della Vittoria, Cappella Cornaro
Marble and bronze, detail. Made between 1647 and 1652.
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The Blessed Ludovica Albertoni, Bernini Gian Lorenzo17th c.
The Blessed Ludovica Albertoni
Bernini Gian Lorenzo — Rome, San Francesco a Ripa
Marble, detail, 1674.
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The Blessed Ludovica Albertoni, Bernini Gian Lorenzo17th c.
The Blessed Ludovica Albertoni
Bernini Gian Lorenzo — Rome, San Francesco a Ripa
Marble, length cm 188.
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Charity, Cordier Nicolas16th c.
Charity
Cordier Nicolas — Rome, Santa Maria sopra Minerva
Marble, detail from the tomb of Luisa Deti Aldobrandini, about 1600.
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Religion, Mariani Camillo16th c.
Religion
Mariani Camillo — Rome, Santa Maria sopra Minerva
Marble, detail of the tomb of Luisa degli Aldobrandini, about 1600.
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Religion Driving Out Heresy, Legros Pierre17th c.
Religion Driving Out Heresy
Legros Pierre — Rome, Chiesa del Gesù
Marble, height about cm 300. Marble group set on the base of the altar of Sant'Ignazio.
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Religion Driving Out Heresy, Legros Pierre17th c.
Religion Driving Out Heresy
Legros Pierre — Rome, Chiesa del Gesù
Marble, detail.
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Truth Unveiled, Bernini Gian Lorenzo17th c.
Truth Unveiled
Bernini Gian Lorenzo — Rome, Galleria Borghese
Marble, height cm 215, 1646-1652.
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The Spada Chapel, Borromini Francesco17th c.
The Spada Chapel
Borromini Francesco — Rome, San Girolamo della Carità
Polychrome marble. (with Cosimo Fancelli)
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Trevi Fountain, Salvi Nicola18th c.
Trevi Fountain
Salvi Nicola — Rome, Piazza di Trevi, Fountain
Marble, 1732-1762.
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Madonna, Fancelli Cosimo17th c.
Madonna
Fancelli Cosimo — Rome, Santi Martina e Luca
Alabaster, height cm 73.
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Martyrdom of St. Emerentiana, Ferrata Ercole17th c.
Martyrdom of St. Emerentiana
Ferrata Ercole — Rome, Sant' Agnese in Agone
Marble, detail, height cm 310.
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Pallavicini Monument, Mazzuoli Giuseppe17th c.
Pallavicini Monument
Mazzuoli Giuseppe — Rome, San Francesco a Ripa
Marble, detail.
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Monument to Innocent XII, Della Valle Filippo18th c.
Monument to Innocent XII
Della Valle Filippo — Rome
Marble, detail.
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Funerary Monument of Maria Clementina Sobiesky, Bracci Pietro18th c.
Funerary Monument of Maria Clementina Sobiesky
Bracci Pietro — Rome, Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano
Polychrome marble, alabaster and bronze, height cm 195. The work was completed in 1742.
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Funerary Monument of Gregory XIII, Rusconi Camillo17th c.
Funerary Monument of Gregory XIII
Rusconi Camillo — Rome, Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano
Marble, detail of the bas-relief on the sarcophagus, height cm 115, about 1700.
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Funerary Monument of Urban VIII, Bernini Gian Lorenzo17th c.
Funerary Monument of Urban VIII
Bernini Gian Lorenzo — Rome, Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano
Bronze and polychrome marble, height cm 360, 1628-1647. Urban VIII (elected Pope in 1623, died in 1644) commissioned Bernini as early as 1628 to make his tomb, to be placed in the right-hand niche of the apse of St. Peter's.
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Noli me tangere, Raggi Antonio17th c.
Noli me tangere
Raggi Antonio — Rome, Santi Domenico e Sisto
Marble, height about cm 170.
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Pope Innocent X, Algardi Alessandro17th c.
Pope Innocent X
Algardi Alessandro — Rome, Palazzo dei Conservatori
Bronze, height about cm 240.
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Pope Leo Halting Attila, Algardi Alessandro17th c.
Pope Leo Halting Attila
Algardi Alessandro — Rome, Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano
Marble, detail.
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Member of the Spada Family, Fancelli Cosimo17th c.
Member of the Spada Family
Fancelli Cosimo — Rome, San Girolamo della Carità, Cappella Spada
Marble, detail.
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Pluto and Proserpina, Bernini Gian Lorenzo17th c.
Pluto and Proserpina
Bernini Gian Lorenzo — Rome, Galleria Borghese
Marble, height cm 220, carved from 1621 to 1622 for Cardinal Scipione Borghese.
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Pluto and Proserpina, Bernini Gian Lorenzo17th c.
Pluto and Proserpina
Bernini Gian Lorenzo — Rome, Galleria Borghese
Marble, height cm 220, carved from 1621 to 1622 for Cardinal Scipione Borghese.
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Saint Bruno, Slodtz Michelangelo18th c.
Saint Bruno
Slodtz Michelangelo — Rome, Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano
Marble, detail.
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Sankt Jakob, Rusconi Camillo18th c.
Sankt Jakob
Rusconi Camillo — Rome, San Giovanni in Laterano
Marble, height cm 360. St. James is one of the monumental figures of Apostles with which the Lombard artist helped to adorn the niches designed by Borromini for San Giovanni in Laterano.
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Sankt Jakob, Rusconi Camillo18th c.
Sankt Jakob
Rusconi Camillo — Rome, San Giovanni in Laterano
Marble, detail.
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Saint Jerome, Mariani Camillo17th c.
Saint Jerome
Mariani Camillo — Rome, San Bernardo alle Terme
Stucco, height cm 350.
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Saint Matthew, Rusconi Camillo18th c.
Saint Matthew
Rusconi Camillo — Rome, San Giovanni in Laterano
Marble, height about cm 360. Executed between 1713 and 1715. The first important sculptural work of 18th-century Rome is linked to the completion of the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano, promoted by Pope Clement XI.
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Saint Matthew, Rusconi Camillo18th c.
Saint Matthew
Rusconi Camillo — Rome, San Giovanni in Laterano
Marble, detail. 1713-1715.
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Saint Bibiana, Bernini Gian Lorenzo17th c.
Saint Bibiana
Bernini Gian Lorenzo — Rome, Saint Bibiana
Marble, height cm. 240, 1626.
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Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Mariani Camillo17th c.
Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Mariani Camillo — Rome, San Bernardo alle Terme
Stucco, height about cm 350.
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Saint Cecilia, Maderno Stefano16th c.
Saint Cecilia
Maderno Stefano — Rome, Santa Cecilia in Trastever
Marble, detail. This statue, executed in 1600, faithfully reproduces the position in which the body of the Martyr Saint was found during the restoration excavations of the church of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere.
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(Basaldella) Chimera, Mirko20th c.
(Basaldella) Chimera
Mirko — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Description: Bronze, height cm 83, 1954.
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Affrico and Mensola, Andreotti Libero20th c.
Affrico and Mensola
Andreotti Libero — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Bronze, detail, 1933.
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Alexander the Great, Gemito Vincenzo20th c.
Alexander the Great
Gemito Vincenzo — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Bronze, detail, about 1925.
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Antigrazioso, portrait of his mother, Boccioni Umberto20th c.
Antigrazioso, portrait of his mother
Boccioni Umberto — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Description: Plaster, cm 58. One of the few surviving examples of the Futurist sculptures made by the artist in 1912-1913.
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Self-Portrait, Consagra Pietro20th c.
Self-Portrait
Consagra Pietro — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Description: Bronze, height cm 136, 1952.
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Bather, Fazzini Pericle20th c.
Bather
Fazzini Pericle — Rome, Private collection
Description: Bronze, height cm 32, 1965.
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Child in the Sun, Rosso Medardo19th c.
Child in the Sun
Rosso Medardo — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Wax, height cm 34, 1892.
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Child at the Poorhouse, Rosso Medardo19th c.
Child at the Poorhouse
Rosso Medardo — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Wax, height cm 45, 1893.
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Jewish Child, Rosso Medardo19th c.
Jewish Child
Rosso Medardo — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Wax, height cm 22, 1892.
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David, Mirko (Basaldella)20th c.
David
Mirko (Basaldella) — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Description: Bronze, detail, 1940.
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Woman combing her hair, Manzù Giacomo20th c.
Woman combing her hair
Manzù Giacomo — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Description: Bronze, detail, 1935.
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Fountain of the Naiads, Rutelli Mario20th c.
Fountain of the Naiads
Rutelli Mario — Rome, piazza della Repubblica, Fountain of the Naiads
Description: Bronze, detail, 1901.
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Genesis, Colla Ettore20th c.
Genesis
Colla Ettore — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Description: Iron, detail, 1955.
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The Executioner, Perez Augusto20th c.
The Executioner
Perez Augusto — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Bronze, height cm 45, 1959-60.
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The Cardinal, Manzù Giacomo20th c.
The Cardinal
Manzù Giacomo — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Description: Bronze, height cm 65, 1937-1938.
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The Golden Age, Rosso Medardo19th c.
The Golden Age
Rosso Medardo — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Wax, height cm 43, 1886; this work portrays the artist's wife and son.
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Thirst, Martini Arturo20th c.
Thirst
Martini Arturo — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Bronze, height cm 45, 1959-60.
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The Blind Woman, Boncinelli Evaristo20th c.
The Blind Woman
Boncinelli Evaristo — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Bronze, detail, about 1916.
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The Mother, Cecioni Adriano19th c.
The Mother
Cecioni Adriano — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Marble, detail, 1884.
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Monument to Segantini, Bistolfi Leonardo20th c.
Monument to Segantini
Bistolfi Leonardo — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Marble, height cm 245, 1906.
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Funerary Monument to Clement XIII, Canova Antonio18th c.
Funerary Monument to Clement XIII
Canova Antonio — Rome, Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano
Marble, detail, 1787/91. The figure of the youth leaning against the base of the monument is a symbolic representation of the sleep of death.
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Death of Sappho, Martini Arturo20th c.
Death of Sappho
Martini Arturo — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Bronze, height cm 45, 1959-60.
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Little Nude, Castelli Alfio20th c.
Little Nude
Castelli Alfio — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Description: Bronze, height cm 54, 1952.
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Little Fisherboy, Gemito Vincenzo19th c.
Little Fisherboy
Gemito Vincenzo — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Wax, height cm 23, 1876.
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Portrait, Romanelli Romano20th c.
Portrait
Romanelli Romano — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Plaster, h. 34.5 cm, 1929.
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Portrait of His Wife, Melli Roberto20th c.
Portrait of His Wife
Melli Roberto — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Bronze, height cm 46, 1913.
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Portrait of Maria Baldassarre, Greco Emilio20th c.
Portrait of Maria Baldassarre
Greco Emilio — Rome, Private collection
Description: Bronze, detail, 1967.
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Portrait of Roberto Melli, Gerardi Alberto20th c.
Portrait of Roberto Melli
Gerardi Alberto — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Description: Bronze, height cm 34, 1948.
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Portrait of Ungaretti, Fazzini Pericle20th c.
Portrait of Ungaretti
Fazzini Pericle — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Wood, height cm 57, 1936.
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Portrait of a Young Girl, Rosa Ercole19th c.
Portrait of a Young Girl
Rosa Ercole — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Bronze, detail, 1870.
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Sappho Abandoned, Dupré Giovanni19th c.
Sappho Abandoned
Dupré Giovanni — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Marble, height cm 140, 1857.
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White St. Sebastian, Leoncillo Leonardi20th c.
White St. Sebastian
Leoncillo Leonardi — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Description: Enamelled ceramics, height cm 93, 1962.
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Lady with a Black Hat, Melli Roberto20th c.
Lady with a Black Hat
Melli Roberto — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Bronze, detail, 1913.
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Dreamer, Raphael Mafai Antonietta20th c.
Dreamer
Raphael Mafai Antonietta — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Stone, height cm 110, 1944.
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Susanna, Manzù Giacomo20th c.
Susanna
Manzù Giacomo — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Description: Wax, height cm 48,5, 1937.
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Man, Mazzacurati Marino20th c.
Man
Mazzacurati Marino — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Description: Wood, detail, 1944-1947.
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Venus Victrix, Canova Antonio19th c.
Venus Victrix
Canova Antonio — Rome, Galleria Borghese
Marble, detail of the bust of Paolina Bonaparte, 1808.
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Venus Victrix, Canova Antonio19th c.
Venus Victrix
Canova Antonio — Rome, Galleria Borghese
Marble, length cm 185. Paolina Borghese, Napoleon's sister, is portrayed as Venus Victrix in this work of 1801.
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Yvette Guilbert, Rosso Medardo19th c.
Yvette Guilbert
Rosso Medardo — Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Wax, height cm 41, 1894.
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