Usimbardo Usimbardi
Bust
ca. 1602 - ca. 1609 (made)
ca. 1602 - ca. 1609 (made)
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This bust represents Usimbardo Usimbardi, Bishop of Colle. It can be identified as him by comparison with another bust of the same sitter in the Usimbardi Chapel in Santa Trinita, Florence. That bust, together with another of Pietro Usimbardi (d. 1612), Bishop of Arezzo, were carved by the Tuscan sculptor Felice Palma, who also made a life-size bronze crucifix for the same chapel. Palma was trained in bronze and marble by the Paduan sculptor Tiziano Aspetti (about 1559-1606), and he also studied the works of Michelangelo in Rome. His portrait busts were particularly influenced by the work of Alessandro Vittoria (1525-1608), the leading sculptor in Venice in the second half of the 16th century.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Usimbardo Usimbardi (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Marble |
| Brief description | Bust, marble, of Usimbardo Usimbardi, by Felice Palma, Italian (Florence), ca. 1602-1609 |
| Physical description | The sitter, who is bald-headed and has a short beard and moustache, is shown with head turned three-quarters to his right. He wears a cape fastened with pairs of buttons down the front, beneath which there protrudes a pleated alb. His neck is concealed by a high turned down collar. The bust terminates above the elbows, and is carved in one with a shallow rectangular base. |
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| Object history | Given by Dr. W. L. Hildburgh, F.S.A. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This bust represents Usimbardo Usimbardi, Bishop of Colle. It can be identified as him by comparison with another bust of the same sitter in the Usimbardi Chapel in Santa Trinita, Florence. That bust, together with another of Pietro Usimbardi (d. 1612), Bishop of Arezzo, were carved by the Tuscan sculptor Felice Palma, who also made a life-size bronze crucifix for the same chapel. Palma was trained in bronze and marble by the Paduan sculptor Tiziano Aspetti (about 1559-1606), and he also studied the works of Michelangelo in Rome. His portrait busts were particularly influenced by the work of Alessandro Vittoria (1525-1608), the leading sculptor in Venice in the second half of the 16th century. |
| Bibliographic reference | 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. 569, cat. no 604 |
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| Accession number | A.2-1950 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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