Cecilia Gonzaga (1425-1451), after Pisanello

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1951.148
People: Joseph Arthur Coletti, American (San Donato, Italy 1898 - 1973 Boston, MA)
After Pisanello (Antonio Pisano), Italian (Pisa, Italy c. 1395 - c. 1455 Rome ?, Italy)
Title: Cecilia Gonzaga (1425-1451), after Pisanello
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: relief, sculpture
Date: 20th century
Places: Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/228827

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Plaster

Dimensions

16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: Cicilia Virgo Filia Iohannis Francisci Primi Marchionis Mantue [=Cecilia, virgin daughter of Gianfrancesco, first marquis of Mantua]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Presumably gift of the artist to Edward Waldo Forbes, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1951.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Edward W. Forbes
Accession Year: 1951
Object Number: 1951.148
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Copy of the front of 1903.06, a reproduction of a Renaissance medal by Pisanello.

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