Description
Ten marble busts of Roman emperors, copies of antique busts. Bought at Alvarez c. 1689.
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Information Sign
EMPEREUR ROMAIN
D'après l'antique XVIIe
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ten identical signs
Sculptor
- Louis Alvarez, late 17th century marble merchant (not a sculptor), who specialized in copies of antique sculptures he had made in Rome (Geneviève Bresc-Bautier, L'importation du marbre de Carrare à la cour de Louis XIV, Bulletin du Centre de recherche du chàteau de Versailles 2003 - on-line).
Sources & Information
- Joconde, Portail des collections des musées de France, Accueil.
Tags
Locatie (N 49°11'37" - E 2°29'6") (Satellite view: Google Maps)
Item Code: frpi108; Photograph: 16 October 2017
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