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Plaster cast - Rinaldo della Luna
  • Rinaldo della Luna
    da Fiesole, Mino, born 1429 - died 1484
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Rinaldo della Luna

  • Object:

    Plaster cast

  • Place of origin:

    Florence, Italy (sculpted)

  • Date:

    1461 (sculpted)
    ca. 1885 (cast)

  • Artist/Maker:

    da Fiesole, Mino, born 1429 - died 1484 (after, sculptor)
    Lelli, Oronzio (maker)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Plaster cast

  • Museum number:

    REPRO.1885-135

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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This is a plaster cast of a marble bust of Rinaldo della Luna at the age of 27 by Mino da Fiesole in Florence, made in 1461. The della Luna family were renowned as men of letters and humanists in Florence during the renaissance. The plaster cast was made by an Italian firm based in Florence.

Physical description

Plaster cast taken from the marble original of Rinaldo della Luna by Mino da Fiesole in the Museo Nazionale (Bargello), Florence, made in 1461. Inscribed: 'RINALDO DELLA LVNA SVE · ETATIS · ANNO XXVII OPVS MINI.NE. MCCCCLXI'

Place of Origin

Florence, Italy (sculpted)

Date

1461 (sculpted)
ca. 1885 (cast)

Artist/maker

da Fiesole, Mino, born 1429 - died 1484 (after, sculptor)
Lelli, Oronzio (maker)

Materials and Techniques

Plaster cast

Dimensions

Height: 38 cm, Width: 40.5 cm

Object history note

Purchased from Oronzio Lelli in 1885 for 8s 4d (10 lire)

Historical context note

Inscribed around the base with the sitter's name, giving his age as 27 years, together with the artist's name and the date, 1461. RINALDO DELLA LVNA SVE·ETATIS·ANNO XXVII OPVS MINI·NE·MCCCCLXI.

Descriptive line

Plaster cast after marble original of Rinaldo della Luna by Mino da Fiesole, 1461, cast by Oronzio Lelli, ca. 1885

Materials

Plaster

Techniques

Casting

Subjects depicted

Busts; Della Luna, Rinaldo

Categories

Sculpture

Collection code

SCP

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