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Lorenzo de'Medici, Duke of Urbino
Michelangelo, born 1475 - died 1564 - Enlarge image
Lorenzo de'Medici, Duke of Urbino
- Object:
Plaster cast
- Place of origin:
Florence, Italy (sculpted)
- Date:
1526-1534 (sculpted)
ca. 1881 (cast) - Artist/Maker:
Michelangelo, born 1475 - died 1564 (after, sculptors)
Lelli, Oronzio (maker) - Materials and Techniques:
Plaster cast
- Museum number:
REPRO.1881-9
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Plaster Cast of Lorenzo de 'Medici (Duke of Urbino, b. 1492; d.1519) after the marble original in the Medici Chapel (the New Sacristy) in the church of S. Lorenzo, Florence.
Place of Origin
Florence, Italy (sculpted)
Date
1526-1534 (sculpted)
ca. 1881 (cast)
Artist/maker
Michelangelo, born 1475 - died 1564 (after, sculptors)
Lelli, Oronzio (maker)
Materials and Techniques
Plaster cast
Dimensions
Height: 183 cm, Width: 77 cm base
Object history note
Purchased from Oronzio Lelli, Florence in 1881 for £50
Historical context note
The decoration of the Medici funerary chapel was commissioned from Michelangelo in 1520 by Cardinal Giulio de' Medici, afterwards Pope Clement VII (1478-1534). The figure of Lorenzo (1492-1519) is seated in a niche above his tomb on which recline allegorical figures of Dawn and Dusk. On the opposite wall is the companion figure of Lorenzo's uncle, Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours (1478-1516), with Night and Day on his tomb.
Descriptive line
Plaster Cast of Lorenzo de 'Medici, after the marble original in the Medici Chapel (the New Sacristy) in the church of S. Lorenzo, Florence; Michelangelo, 1526-34, cast by Oronzio Lelli, ca. 1881
Subjects depicted
De' Medici, Lorenzo; Figure, seated
Categories
Sculpture
Collection code
SCP
