David E. Finley

1930

Fausta Vittoria Mengarini

Artist, Italian, 1893 - 1952

Fausta Vittoria Mengarini

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David E. Finley

  • Dimensions

    overall: 31.1 x 18.3 x 22.2 cm (12 1/4 x 7 3/16 x 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.101.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David E. Finley [1890-1977]; gift 1981 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1990

  • Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Donation of Oatlands to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Oatlands, Leesburg, Virginia, 1990-1991.

Bibliography

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 149, repro.

2014

  • Pressley, Nelson. "'The Old Masters': The Deliciously Low Art of the Deal." Washington Post 137, no. 33 (January 7, 2014): C3.

Inscriptions

on proper right side of truncation: FAUSTA-VITTORIA MENGARINI; on proper left side of truncation: NEW YORK 1930; back edge: CELLINI BRONZE WORKS, N.Y.

Markings

FM: Cellini

Wikidata ID

Q63860828


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