Young Columbus

Giulio Monteverde, Colombo giovinetto

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Titolo dell'opera:

Young Columbus

Acquisizione:

Eredi Monteverde 1919 Genova - donazione

Autore:

Monteverde, Giulio

Object Type:

sculpture

Epoca:

Inventario:

GAM 216

Misure:

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 147; Larghezza: 61; Profondità: 62

Tecnica:

scultura in gesso

Descrizione:

The plaster cast is an original, light-hearted interpretation of a usually serious ‘myth’, in which the young Columbus, sitting on a pier, gazes dreamily at the sea horizon, perhaps foreshadowing his great achievements. The statue, a plaster model for the sculpture located at Castello D'Albertis in Genoa, depicts Christopher Columbus as a young man holding a book while sitting on a pier. The pier features graffiti depicting a ship and the date MCCCCLX.