La Nerina di Cincinnato Baruzzi

This short essai is about the creation of «Nerina», one of the most celebrated statues by the neoclassic sculptor Cincinnato Baruzzi, a pupil of Antonio Canova. The maquette of this sculpture is depicted by the famous Russian portraitist Karl Brjullov in the background of his «Portrait of Cincinn...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mampieri, Antonella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Edizioni Ca’ Foscari 2013-07-01
Series:MDCCC 1800
Online Access:http://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/riviste/mdccc-1800/2013/2/la-nerina-di-cincinnato-baruzzi/
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Summary:This short essai is about the creation of «Nerina», one of the most celebrated statues by the neoclassic sculptor Cincinnato Baruzzi, a pupil of Antonio Canova. The maquette of this sculpture is depicted by the famous Russian portraitist Karl Brjullov in the background of his «Portrait of Cincinnato Baruzzi», as a sort of memory of one of his latest and more promising artworks. The statue, made for count Carlo Bertalazzone D’Arache of Turin, is at present dispersed and only documented by descriptions and drawings. As many of Baruzzi’s works, it was inspired by a poem, this time by his contemporary Francesco Gianni.
ISSN:2280-8841