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Female Figure

Sketch-Model
first half 17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Duquesnoy (maker)
Place of origin
Italy

This draped female figure of white wax is possibly made by François Duquesnoy (b. 1594; d. 1643) in the first half of the 17th century. It is Italo-Flemish.

The figure is regarded as a study by Duquesnoy for the figure of St. Susanna in Santa Maria di Loreto, Rome.

Purchased in Florence from the Gherardini Collection.


Object details

Category
Sculpture
Object type
Sketch-model
TitleFemale Figure (generic title)
Materials and techniques
White wax
Wax
Brief description
Sketch model of female figure in white wax, possibly by François Duquesnoy, first half of 17th century, Italo-Flemish
Physical description
The figure is clothed in flowing drapery drawn up on her left shoulder; her right knee is bent and her right hand rests below her breast. The head is broken and repaired across the neck and the left hand is missing. On a base of wood and lead.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.3cm
Object history
Purchased in Florence from the Gherardini Collection.
The figure is regarded as a study by Duquesnoy for the figure of St. Susanna in Santa Maria di Loreto, Rome.
Production
Italian-Flemish.
Subject depicted
Figure, Female
Summary
This draped female figure of white wax is possibly made by François Duquesnoy (b. 1594; d. 1643) in the first half of the 17th century. It is Italo-Flemish.

The figure is regarded as a study by Duquesnoy for the figure of St. Susanna in Santa Maria di Loreto, Rome.

Purchased in Florence from the Gherardini Collection.
Bibliographic references
  • Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1854. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 19
  • Maclagan, Eric and Longhurst, Margaret H. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture. Text. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1932, p. 153
  • Pope-Hennessy, John. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Volume II: Text. Sixteenth to Twentieth Century. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1964, p. 622
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
4129-1854

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Record createdApril 16, 2008
Record URL
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