Mask of Lorenzo de' Medici

1996

Italian 20th Century

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Italian 20th Century

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The sculpture is a bust portraying a human face with distinct facial features. Crafted from a pale, off-white material, the sculpture exhibits a smooth texture with visible imperfections and subtle color variations on its surface. Viewed at close range, the face holds a larger-than-life presence, emphasizing its prominent, bold features, and occupies most of the visual space in the composition.
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Provenance

Cast 1996 by Giancarlo Gentilini, Florence;[1] gift 1998 to NGA.
[1] The mask was cast from a terracotta bust of Lorenzo de' Medici, currently (1998) in a private collection in Florence. An entry about the bust is in the following exhibition catalogue, published by Silvana Editoriale, Milan, in 1992: L'Architettura di Lorenzo il Magnifico, exhibition held 1992 at Spedale degli Innocenti, Florence, p. 125. That essay dates the bust to the sixteenth century. A nineteenth century origin has also been proposed.

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Wikidata ID

Q63571263

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