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Titolo dell'opera:

Mother with little girl

Acquisizione:

Legato Frugone - legato

Autore:

Troubetzkoy, Paolo

Epoca:

1894 - 1894 - XIX

Inventario:

GAM1600

Misure:

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 40; Larghezza: 28; Profondità: 38

Tecnica:

fusione in bronzo

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Mother with little girl

Descrizione:

The work explores one of the recurring themes in Troubetzkoy's sculpture, which led Vittorio Pica to describe him in 1900 in the pages of the magazine Emporium as the “sculptor of motherhood”. The sculpture still reflects the lively and nuanced style of the Scapigliati movement, the experiences of Giuseppe Grandi and Medardo Rosso, and is characterised by its indeterminate modelling, with the surface tormented by nervous and rapid workmanship. In it, Troubetzkoy tackles the theme of family affections, which was very popular in bourgeois circles, both secular and religious, at the end of the 19th century, with an objective title. The bronze statue may depict Amalia Riva Grandi, daughter of Milanese industrialist Filippo Riva, and her daughter Rosa, who would have been five years old around 1894, corresponding well to the childlike appearance of the portrait.

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Titolo dell'opera:

Female bust. L’Alpe

Autore:

Bistolfi, Leonardo

Object Type:

sculpture

Epoca:

1899 - 1906 - XIX-XX

Inventario:

GAM 1608

Misure:

Unità di misura: UNR; Misure mancanti: MNR

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Female bust. L’Alpe

Descrizione:

The female head reproduces that of the full-length marble sculpture entitled Beauty Liberated from Matter, created by Bistolfi for the funeral monument to Giovanni Segantini, who died suddenly at a young age. A work of symbolist taste, it is not lacking in references to Michelangelo's ‘unfinished’, almost as if the face were blossoming from the harshness of the mountain.

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Titolo dell'opera:

Stable with two animals and three figures

Autore:

Palizzi, Filippo

Object Type:

painting

Epoca:

1871 - 1871 - XIX

Inventario:

GPB 740

Misure:

Unità di misura: UNR; Misure mancanti: MNR

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Stable with two animals and three figures

Descrizione:

Skilled in the analytical representation of the natural datum, it is well known how Filippo Palizzi loved, in the pursuit of this goal, to make his own working tools, brushes and palette knives, as recalled by his painter friend Domenico Morelli. Exemplary of this desire are the two paintings selected by the Frugone brothers, in which animal hair, hay threads, even the cracks in the walls testify to his ability to make painting “tactile,” rendering to perfection the feeling of roughness or softness of each element. The painting depicts the interior of a stable with two donkeys and three figures.

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Titolo dell'opera:

Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha Śākyamuni seated

Autore:

Fujiwara, Tamehide - Tanaka, Iga

Object Type:

statue

Epoca:

- XVII

Inventario:

B-1585

Misure:

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 96.6; Varie: Altezza con piedistallo: cm 130

Tecnica:

bronzo colato

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Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha Śākyamuni seated

Descrizione:

Shaka Nyorai is the historical Buddha Śākyamuni, "Nyorai" indicates one who has achieved complete enlightenment; this statue represents the exact moment in which Śākyamuni completes the way to becoming Buddha and achieves the Awakening. The figure we observe is in fact in the lotus posture, seated on the throne made up of two overlapping lotus flowers, one with the corolla facing upwards and the other facing downwards. The hands are held in the mudrā of deep meditation. This gesture in Sanskrit is called dhyānamudrā and symbolises the ecstatic and contemplative thought free from worries and distractions, in which Siddharta Gautama was immersed when, absorbed in meditation under the Bodhi tree, he reached the enlightenment. We can therefore say that this statue represents the exact moment in which Śākyamuni completed his Journey to becoming Buddha and achieved Awakening, this event is commemorated in Japan with the Jōdō-e, the Buddhist celebration that, on December 8, commemorates the enlightenment of Buddha Śākyamuni. Engraved inscription says: “This image depicting Shaka Nyorai is one of six made at the same time, on the 24th day of the Ninth Month of the 7th year of the Genroku Era (1694) by Tanaka Iga and Fujiwara Tamehide commissioned by Ōhashi Dōchi (?) who lived in Ichiba, Yabu, Tajima [present-day Hyōgo Prefecture]”.

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Titolo dell'opera:

Fabric fragment

Acquisizione:

Schmidt y Pizarro 1938 acquisto

Ambito culturale:

Paracas

Author/ School/ Dating:

Fabric fragment

Object Type:

Fabric fragment

Epoca:

V-II b.C. - 500 b.C. - 101 b.C.

Misure:

Unità di misura: cm; Larghezza: 5; Lunghezza: 52.7; Spessore: 0.3

Provenienza (nazione):

Perù

Tecnica:

cotone naturale e fibra camelide, punto boucle'

Ultimi prestiti:

Le mani delle Americhe - Genova, Laboratorio Didattico Sant'Agostino - Nov. 1995 - Gen. 1996
Mostra d’Arte Precolombiana e di Etnologia Americana - Genova, Castello D'Albertis - 1972-1977

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Fabric fragment

Descrizione:

Fragment of cloak edge with natural cotton core and bouclé stitch embroidery. The core is covered with camelid fibers finely worked in cross-looping (bouclé stitch with circular pattern) corresponding to the body of the birds and at the base of the plant motifs. The other too small parts of the body of the birds and the plant motifs do not have a cotton core but rather camelid fiber worked in chain stitch. The colors used are red, yellow, purple, pink, blue, light and bottle green, light blue, medium and dark brown, black. Double-sided fabric.

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Titolo dell'opera:

Spindle

Acquisizione:

J. Puccio 1927 acquisto

Ambito culturale:

ambito peruviano

Author/ School/ Dating:

Spindle

Object Type:

spindle

Epoca:

XIX - 1801 - 1900

Misure:

Unità di misura: cm; Diametro: 1; Lunghezza: 24.1; Varie: Diametro massimo fusaiola cm 2.8

Provenienza (nazione):

Perù

Tecnica:

legno intagliato

Ultimi prestiti:

Mostra d'arte precolombiana e di etnologia americana - Genova, Palazzo Ducale - 1972-1977

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Spindle

Descrizione:

Dark wood wand with a single pointed end and terracotta spindle. One surface of the terracotta is flat, the other one is shaped.

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Titolo dell'opera:

Fuso

Acquisizione:

J. Puccio 1927 acquisto

Ambito culturale:

ambito peruviano

Author/ School/ Dating:

Fuso (187317)

Object Type:

spindle

Epoca:

XIX - 1801 - 1900

Misure:

Unità di misura: cm; Diametro: 0.6; Lunghezza: 23.8; Varie: Diametro massimo fusaiola cm 2.8

Provenienza (nazione):

Perù

Tecnica:

legno intagliato

Ultimi prestiti:

Mostra d'arte precolombiana e di etnologia americana - Genova, Palazzo Ducale - 1972-1977

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Fuso (187317)

Descrizione:

Dark wood wand with a single pointed end and terracotta spindleterracotta spindle mould, decorated with incisions and two excised geometric motifs.

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Titolo dell'opera:

Duck-shaped perfume burner

Acquisizione:

Collezione Edoardo Chiossone 1898 Genova - lascito testamentario

Ambito culturale:

ambito cinese

Author/ School/ Dating:

Duck-shaped perfume burner

Object Type:

perfume burner

Epoca:

1551 - 1600

Inventario:

Sm-30

Misure:

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 18.4; Lunghezza: 22.5

Provenienza (nazione):

Cina

Tecnica:

lega di rame

Ultimi prestiti:

Splendidi intrecci sulle vie della seta. Arte tessile dall’Asia centrale e dalla Cina. - Palazzo Bianco, Genova - 29/11/2024 - 28/09/2025

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Duck-shaped perfume burner

Descrizione:

In China, during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1912) periods, the ateliers controlled by the imperial house created enamel works of the highest technical and artistic quality, so much so that cloisonné enamels are considered typical products of Chinese decorative arts. Duck-shaped perfume burner.

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Titolo dell'opera:

Tunic

Acquisizione:

Collezione ignota N.R. N.R.

Ambito culturale:

ambito peruviano

Author/ School/ Dating:

Tunic

Object Type:

tunic

Epoca:

IX-XI - 801 - 1100

Misure:

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 58; Larghezza: 124

Provenienza (nazione):

Perù

Tecnica:

cotone- tessitura a telaio

Ultimi prestiti:

Le mani delle Americhe - Genova, Laboratorio didattico Sant'Agostino - 1995-1996

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Tunic

Descrizione:

Complete tunic made up of six fabrics assembled in very fine natural cotton balanced canvas. Additional wefts in camelid yarn draw stylized ornithomorphic figures in pink, white and brown on a yellow and red background in the lower part of the tunic. Areas with additional wefts are framed with tapestry stitch weaving. The four pieces (central part and sleeves) are folded and joined to form the stitched tunic wrapped in natural cotton. The opening for the head is obtained simply by not sewing the selvages and is embroidered with a loop at the base of the neckline in yellow camelid fibre. Below the decoration, fringes made with tapestry stitch with natural cotton warp and yellow camelid fiber weft are sewn with wrapped stitch to the rest of the tunic.

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Titolo dell'opera:

Three fragments of fabric

Acquisizione:

Marini Montesoro M. 1957 donazione

Ambito culturale:

ambito peruviano

Author/ School/ Dating:

Three fragments of fabric

Object Type:

Fabric fragment

Epoca:

V b.C. - VII a.C. - 500 b.C. - 700 a.C.

Misure:

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 19; Lunghezza: 54.5; Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 34; Lunghezza: 87; Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 19.5; Lunghezza: 33

Provenienza (nazione):

Perù

Tecnica:

cotone naturale e fibra camelide, punto ad arazzo

Ultimi prestiti:

L'America indigena nelle collezioni del Civico Istituto Colombiano di Genova - Palazzo Doria, Genova - Marzo 1990

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Three fragments of fabric

Descrizione:

Fabric in three fragments in tapestry stitch with natural cotton warp and natural cotton and multicolored camelid fiber wefts.
Fragment A: the wefts draw geometric patterns in yellow and two zoomorphic elements in red/brown, black and yellow on a light brown background. Double-sided fabric.
Fragment B: the textures draw two stylized birds and geometric patterns in yellow on a red background. Double-faced fabric.
Fragment C: has same decorative motif as the other two pieces but presence of dovetail binding with widely spaced points.
The three pieces have an edge in which some textures have a scaling pattern, forming triangle motifs. Remains of flaked cotton padding on the three pieces of textile.

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