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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1969.74
People
Ernest Pellegrini, American (E. Boston MA 1889 - 1955 Boston MA?)
Title
Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
Other Titles
Former Title: Relief Head of Dante
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
19th-20th century
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/228157

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Light wood on dark wood panel, in carved frame
Technique
Relief
Dimensions
85.1 x 49.2 cm (33 1/2 x 19 3/8 in.)
framed: 111.8 x 76.2 x 7.6 cm (44 x 30 x 3 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: u.l.: Firenze; u.r.: Ravenna; u.c.: Dante; l.l.: 1265; l.r.: 1321.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mary Pinardi, from her husband, the artist.
Gift to Harvard University, 1956.
Transferred to Fogg Art Museum, 1969.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from Harvard University Collection, Gift of Mrs. Mary Penardi
Accession Year
1969
Object Number
1969.74
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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