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Titolo dell'opera:
Love that tames strength
Acquisizione:
Vittorio Emanuele II (Legato Principe Odone) 1866 Genova - legato
Autore:
Varni, Santo
Object Type:
painting
Epoca:
1858 - 1865 - XIX
Inventario:
GAM0940
Misure:
Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 85; Larghezza: 62; Profondità: 90
Tecnica:
marmo scolpito
Descrizione:
The marble sculpture, of which the preparatory sketch in patinated terracotta is also preserved, is the work of sculptor and archaeology scholar Santo Varni. It was part of the collections of Prince Odone of Savoy, donated by King Victor Emmanuel II to the city of Genoa in 1866 after the untimely death of his son. Odone commissioned the work from the Genoese sculptor, whom he knew well, as Varni was linked to the circle of intellectuals and artists that surrounded the young Savoy and had been his teacher and advisor in establishing his collection.
