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Bust of Cardinal Paolo Emilio Zacchia (© V&A Picture Library)
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© V&A Picture Library

Bust of Cardinal Paolo Emilio Zacchia

Artist: Alessandro Algardi (1595/98 - 1654)

Location: Victoria and Albert Museum

Date: 1652 - 1654

Materials: terracotta

Dimensions: 81 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £8,000 (Total: £24,000)

Vendor: Heim Gallery

Review number: 2371 (1970)

Description:
Bust of Cardinal Paolo Emilio Zacchia, (1554-1605). One of his last works. Masterpiece of portraiture - posthumous (sitter died 1605).

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