Blessed Soul
Wax Relief
17th century (made)
17th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
The wax is one of a set of four which have previously been descibed as "workshop of Giulio Gaetano Zumbo", following John Pope-Hennessy's attribution of other related waxes already in the Collection at the time of their acquisition (A.65 & 66-1938).
Finaldi (see bibliography) ascribes similar, but not identical waxes to both Azzolino and Giulio de Grazia.
Finaldi (see bibliography) ascribes similar, but not identical waxes to both Azzolino and Giulio de Grazia.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Blessed Soul (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Coloured wax on painted glass in deep stained and gilt box frame |
| Brief description | Relief, coloured wax, Blessed Soul, by Giovanni Bernardino Azzolino, Italian, 17th century |
| Physical description | The bust is of a female "soul". She casts her eyes upwards. Her blond hair is decorated with four white roses. She wears a white gown sprigged with gold flowers. The 'V' shaped neck of the gown has a band decorated with pastes and seed pearls, and there are two further necklaces around her neck similarly decorated. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Beati munde corde' |
| Credit line | Given by the Trustees of the Wellcome Trust |
| Object history | Purchased from Ferrando, Rome, April 1931 by the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine. Given by the Wellcome Institute in 1982, together with A.19 / 20 / 21-1982. |
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| Summary | The wax is one of a set of four which have previously been descibed as "workshop of Giulio Gaetano Zumbo", following John Pope-Hennessy's attribution of other related waxes already in the Collection at the time of their acquisition (A.65 & 66-1938). Finaldi (see bibliography) ascribes similar, but not identical waxes to both Azzolino and Giulio de Grazia. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.22-1982 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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