Two Statuettes

Giovanni Antonio Mazzuoli (1644 - circa 1706)

National Museum of Scotland

1679

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.

• Medium: gilt terracotta
• Dimensions: 46 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £9000 ( Total: £18,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1983
• Vendor: Heim Gallery

Provenance

Part of the Siena Cathedral Commission

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