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Two Statuettes (© National Museum of Scotland)
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© National Museum of Scotland

Two Statuettes

Artist: Giovanni Antonio Mazzuoli (1644 - circa 1706)

Location: National Museum of Scotland

Date: 1679

Materials: gilt terracotta

Dimensions: 46 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £9,000 (Total: £18,000)

Vendor: Heim Gallery

Review number: 2973 (1983)

Provenance:
Part of the Siena Cathedral Commission

Description:
For a series of large statues of Christ, the Virgin and the twelve Apostles, to be placed against the columns and the nave. The statues have disappeared. The commission was given to Mazzuoli through the influence of Cardinal Flavio Chigi.

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