91,5 x 172 cm. Prov: Sotheby's, New York, 28 February 2006, part of lot 173.
Literature: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catalogue of the. Collection of Casts, (
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PLASTERS FROM THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK
XXV BIENNALE DELL`ANTIQUARIATO Palazzo Corsini – Florence 2007
PLASTERS FROM THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK 1 After Benedetto da Maiano. Group of three Renaissance carved brackets from the pulpit at Santa Croce (between1472-1476), Florence, with scrolled volutes and foliate decoration. Plaster purchased between 1886-1895. Numbered in black on the top border: C 2241 # 29 51 x 62 cm (one wedge-shaped) Prov: Sotheby’s, New York, 28 February 2006, part of lot 53 Literature: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catalogue of the Collection of Casts, (2nd ed. with supplement), New York, 1910, n. 2241 (in gallery 35) Catalogo Biennale n. 2 TFA 7241
2 After the Antique, Greco-Roman. Bust of a woman, the original in Athens (National Museum, inv. 185), found at Delos. Plaster purchased between 1886-1895 With label on base: 768 (partly leggible) Numbered in black under base: C 768 63,5 x 27,9 cm Prov: Sotheby’s, New York, 28 February 2006, part of lot 63 Literature: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catalogue of the Collection of Casts, (2nd ed. with supplement), New York, 1910, n. 768 Catalogo Biennale n. 8
TFA 7242
3 After the Antique. From the Hall of 100 Columns (southern wall), Persepolis, middle row of reliefs representing the peoples of the Persian Empire, constructed during the reign of Xerxes I (485 – 465 BC). Plaster executed circa 1892 Numbered in black under base: C 187 # 8 91,5 x 172 cm Prov: Sotheby’s, New York, 28 February 2006, part of lot 173
Literature: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catalogue of the Collection of Casts, (2nd ed. with supplement), New York, 1910, n. 187 Catalogo Biennale n. 7 The Metropolitan participated with the British Museum in the Weld-Blundell expedition to Persepolis in 1892 when many large casts were taken at the site
TFA 7246 (part)
4 After the Antique. From the Hall of 100 Columns (southern wall), Persepolis, three fragments from the top of the wall showing the winged disc that encloses the figure of Ahuramazda, constructed during the reign of Xerxes I (485 – 465 BC). Plaster executed circa 1892 Numbered in black under base: C 187 # 11, # 27, # 17 80 x 73 cm; 71,5 x 56 cm; 61,5 x 122 cm
Prov: Sotheby’s, New York, 28 February 2006, part of lot 173 Literature: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catalogue of the Collection of Casts, (2nd ed. with supplement), New York, 1910, n. 187 TFA 7246 (part)
5 Romanesque. Lion. Origin unknown. Plaster purchased between 1886-1895 19 x 38 cm Prov: Sotheby’s, New York, 28 February 2006, part of lot 148
TFA 7272
6 Section of moulding. Probably French, early seventeenth century. Origin unidentified.
Bears maker’s stamp: L. Mathivet Mouleur, Paris. Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs 14,5 x 35 cm
Plaster purchased between 1886-1895
Prov: Sotheby’s, New York, 28 February 2006, part of lot 63 TFA 7283
7 After Pietro Torrigiani. Corner section of the lower gilt bronze border of the Tomb of Henry VII (1519) in Westminster Abbey, London Plaster purchased between 1886-1895 Mould number (?) on front: 2169 Numbered in black on back: C 2015 A 12,5 x 43 cm
Prov: Sotheby’s, New York, 28 February 2006, part of lot 63 Literature: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catalogue of the Collection of Casts, (2nd ed. with supplement), New York, 1910, n. 2015 Catalogo Biennale n. 3 TFA 7284
8 Panel with relief decoration.Italian, early sixteenth century, origin unidentified Plaster purchased between 1886-1895 38,4 x 22,1 cm Prov: Sotheby’s, New York, 28 February 2006, part of lot 63 Catalogo Biennale n.6
TFA 7286
9 Romanesque panel. Taken from a well-head in Venice, Corte Gattai (circa 1105) Plaster purchased between 1886-1895 Numbered in black on back: C 1422 P Inscribed on the back: Pozzo S. Samuele 19 x 38 cm Prov: Sotheby’s, New York, 28 February 2006, part of lot 63 Literature: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catalogue of the Collection of Casts, (2nd ed. with supplement), New York, 1910, n. 1422 Catalogo Biennale n.5
TFA 7295
10 Spandrel with Lion mask. Taken from the Palazzo Ducale, Venice (arcade in the second storey of the façade), fourteenth century Plaster purchased between 1886-1895 Numbered in black on back: C 1828 57 x 68 cm
Prov: Sotheby’s, New York, 28 February 2006, part of lot 148 Literature: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catalogue of the Collection of Casts, (2nd ed. with supplement), New York, 1910, n. 1828 Catalogo Biennale n.1 TFA 7296
11 Corner of a border from a tomb. The original in Venice, church of S. Maria dei Frari Plaster purchased between 1886-1895 (from the Lelli Collection, Sale catalogue of casts, no. 18) Numbered in black on back: C 2040 40,6 x 21,6 cm Prov: Sotheby’s, New York, 28 February 2006, part of lot 63 Literature: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catalogue of the Collection of Casts, (2nd ed. with supplement), New York, 1910, n. 2040 TFA 7287
12 After the Antique. Two reliefs of Roman military insignia, the originals in the south-eastern corner of the Cathedral of Athens Plasters purchased between 1886-1895 Numbered in black on back: C959 47 x 53 cm; 47 x 51 cm Prov: Sotheby’s, New York, 28 February 2006, part of lot 63
Literature: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catalogue of the Collection of Casts, (2nd ed. with supplement), New York, 1910, n. 959 Catalogo Biennale n.4
TFA 7290 & 7292
13 Panel. Flemish, sixteenth century, the carved wood original on the choir stalls in the church of St. Paul, Antwerp Plaster purchased between 1886-1895 (from the Stolzenburg Sale, Catalogue of casts, no. 172 C D, SRg) Numbered in black on back: C 2168 Incised Stolzenburg collection number on front: 172 19,3 x 58,8 cm 14 Relief panel. Northern European, early eighteenth century, origin unidentified Plaster purchased between 1886-1895 (from the Stolzenburg Sale, Catalogue of casts, no. 946) Incised Stolzenburg collection number on front: 946 100,6 x 17,5 cm Prov: Sotheby’s, New York, 28 February 2006, part of lot 63
TFA 7293
Prov: Sotheby’s, New York, 28 February 2006, part of lot 63 Literature: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catalogue of the Collection of Casts, (2nd ed. with supplement), New York, 1910, n. 2168 TFA 7291
15 Portrait roundel of Ludovico Sforza called il Moro. The late fifteenth century original in the Certosa at Pavia, door to the Old Sacrestry, school of G. A. Amadeo (Alberto Maffioli, Benedetto Briosco?) Plaster purchased between 1886-1895 Inscribed on back: Ludovico Sforza 48,5 x 48 cm Prov: Sotheby’s, New York, 28 February 2006, part of lot 148 Catalogo Biennale n.9 TFA 7405
16 Portrait roundel of Gian Galeazzo Sforza . The late fifteenth century original in the Certosa at Pavia, door to the Old Sacrestry, school of G. A. Amadeo (Alberto Maffioli, Benedetto Briosco?) Plaster purchased between 1886-1895 48,5 x 50 cm Prov: Sotheby’s, New York, 28 February 2006, part of lot 148 Catalogo Biennale n.10
TFA 7297
17 Portrait roundel of Filippo Maria Visconti. The late fifteenth century original in the Certosa at Pavia, door to the Old Sacrestry, school of G. A. Amadeo (Alberto Maffioli, Benedetto Briosco?) Plaster purchased between 1886-1895 48,4 x 48,4 cm Prov: Sotheby’s, New York, 28 February 2006, part of lot 148 Catalogo Biennale n.11
TFA 7404
18 Portrait roundel of Bona of Savoy(?).. The late fifteenth century original in the Certosa at Pavia, door to the Lavabo, school of G. A. Amadeo (Gian Cristoforo Romano?) Plaster purchased between 1886-1895 48,5 x 50 cm Prov: Sotheby’s, New York, 28 February 2006, part of lot 148 Catalogo Biennale n.12
TFA 7406
19 Portrait roundel of Beatrice of Tenda. The late fifteenth century original in the Certosa at Pavia, door to the Lavabo, school of G. A. Amadeo (Gian Cristoforo Romano?) Plaster purchased between 1886-1895 51,8 x 51,8 cm Prov: Sotheby’s, New York, 28 February 2006, part of lot 148
TFA 7407
20 Portrait roundels of Bianca Maria Sforza and Isabella of Aragon. The late fifteenth century originals in the Certosa at Pavia, door to the Lavabo, school of G. A. Amadeo (Gian Cristoforo Romano?) Plaster purchased between 1886-1895 48 x 32,7 cm; 47 x 32,5
Prov: Sotheby’s, New York, 28 February 2006, part of lot 148
TFA 7245
