Portrait of a Man
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Dove si trova «Portrait of a Man» oggi? Victoria and Albert Museum, Sculpture, Room 111, The Gilbert Bayes Gallery, Londra. Sì, esposta ora. Verificato 25 settembre 2026.
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Sulla scultura
Alabaster and Solnhofen stone are relatively soft materials, which can be easily carved with a knife. Marble, on the other hand, is a hard, fine-grained, crystalline stone, which has to be carved with chisels and a mallet. All can be polished with fine abrasive powders, with marble, in particular, taking a high polish. The extensive trade in Italian marble to northern Europe began in the 1550s. Amsterdam soon became one of the largest importing markets for the fine Carrara marble.
Although carved in marble, in scale this relief is closer to contemporary ivory portraits.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Scheda
- Numero di inventario
- A.5-1988
Che cosa raffigura
In catalogo
Fonti
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Immagine: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
