St Lucy
Statuette
ca. 1750-1780 (made)
ca. 1750-1780 (made)
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This terracotta statuette representing St. Lucy was probably made in Madrid, in about 1750-1780. This could have been a model for a life-size statue; if so, it is a rare exception, as few models for Spanish sculpture are extant. The survival of this one may be due to its being produced by an academician, and at a time when there was greater recognition of the value of sculptors' models.
Object details
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| Title | St Lucy |
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| Brief description | Statuette, St Lucy; Terracotta Spanish Madrid? about 1750-80 18C |
| Physical description | Terracotta statuette of St. Lucy standing, looking to her right, resting on her left leg, her right one bent behind her. In her left hand she holds a dish with two eyes on it, while her left hand grasps her cloak. She has long hair down to her shoulders, held in a hairband, and wears a hooded cloak over a dress and sandalled feet, just visible beneath the hem of her dress. The figure is made from a solid piece of terracotta, the surface of which is marked with squares and lines in pencil, as if it was to be scaled up for a larger work, perhaps a monumental marble, as yet unlocated. |
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| Summary | This terracotta statuette representing St. Lucy was probably made in Madrid, in about 1750-1780. This could have been a model for a life-size statue; if so, it is a rare exception, as few models for Spanish sculpture are extant. The survival of this one may be due to its being produced by an academician, and at a time when there was greater recognition of the value of sculptors' models. |
| Bibliographic reference | Trusted, Marjorie. Spanish Sculpture : Catalogue of the Post-Medieval Spanish Sculpture in Wood, Terracotta, Alabaster, Marble, Stone, Lead and Jet in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996. p. 77. cat. no. 29. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.63-1930 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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