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Source Description
This white marble piece is carved in high relief and set in a plaster frame. The nose and cheek are damaged, and the wings are broken and repaired. It is said to be from the Medici private villa chapel at Carraggi.
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Document identity
localId
23899
label
Head of a Cherub Singing, Turned to the Left
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obj
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sculpture
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1
Source metadata
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23899
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contentType
sculpture
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normalized
title
Head of a Cherub Singing, Turned to the Left
description
This white marble piece is carved in high relief and set in a plaster frame. The nose and cheek are damaged, and the wings are broken and repaired. It is said to be from the Medici private villa chapel at Carraggi.
provenance
Medici Chapel, Carraggi (?); Heilbronner [date and mode of acquisition unknown (?); Berenson [date and mode of acquisition unknown (?); William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1470-1500 (Renaissance)
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CC0
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en
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Sculpture
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1
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Diam: 10 5/8 in. (27 cm)
Source extras
med
white marble, plaster
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33562
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REN
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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01313b7284b4e061