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Girolamo Savonarola

Bust
1863 (made)
Artist/Maker
Bastianini, Giovanni (maker)
Place of origin
Florence (made)

This terracotta bust of Girolamo Savonarola, in the garb of a Dominican friar, with the hood thrown over his head was executed in imitation of a 15th century work by Giovanni Bastianini (b. 1830: d. 1868) of Florence.

Object details

Category
Sculpture
Object type
Bust
TitleGirolamo Savonarola (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Terracotta
Paint
Modelled
Brief description
Terracota bust depicting Girolamo Savonarola by Giovanni Bastianini, Florence, 1863
Physical description
Terracotta bust of Girolamo Savonarola, in the garb of a Dominican friar, with the hood thrown over his head. Inscribed below, FRA IERONIMO SAVONAROLA. AN. DO. 1496. The bust, which is painted in colours, is executed in imitation of a 15th century work. By Giovanni Bastianini (b. 1830: d. 1868) of Florence.
Dimensions
  • Height: 60.3cm
Subject depicted
Savonarola, Girolamo
Summary
This terracotta bust of Girolamo Savonarola, in the garb of a Dominican friar, with the hood thrown over his head was executed in imitation of a 15th century work by Giovanni Bastianini (b. 1830: d. 1868) of Florence.
Bibliographic references
  • Moskowitz, Anita. F. 'The case of Giovanni Bastianini: A Fair and Balanced View.' Artibus et Historiae. 50. XXV. 2004. pp. 165-6, 170. fig. 17 on p. 167.
  • Garfagnini, Gian Carlo. 'Una Città e il profeta Firenze di Fronte al Savonarola' Firenze. 2001. pp. 520. fig. 4
  • Baker, Malcolm. 'Noble Works or Base Deceptions? Some Victorian Fakes and Forgeries.' The V& A Album. 2. 1983. pp. 389-90. fig. 9.
  • Schuyler, Jane. Florentine Busts: Sculpted Portraiture in the Fifteenth Century. New York and london. 1976. pp. 225-6.
  • Fleming, S. J. and Stoneham, D. 'Thermoluminescent Authenticity Study and Dating of Renaissance Terracottas', Archaeometry, vol. 15 (1973), pp. 240-242, pl.5.
  • Pope-Hennessy, John. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1964. pp.680
  • MacLagan, E, and Longhurst, Margaret, H. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture. London: V&A, 1932. pp.168
  • List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1896. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office. Wyman and Sons. 1900. pp. 5
  • Fulton, Christopher, 'Savonarola's Risorgimento: Images of the Prophet from Nineteenth Century Italy', SISMEL - Edizioni del Galluzzo, 2001.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
31-1896

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Record createdFebruary 13, 2004
Record URL
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