Head of a Putto

Object belonging

One's own

Category

Wood sculpture

City

Rome

Location

Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia

Specific location

Store

Inventory

s.n.

Material and technique

Sculpted and carved wood, paint and gilding

Author

Roman School

Dating

17th century

Dimensions

27.5 x 19 x 17 cm.

Origin

Gorga Collection (1948)

Image copyright

SSPSAE e per il Polo Museale della città di Roma

Short description

This sculpture came from the collection of the opera singer Gennaro Evangelista (called Evan) Gorga, which was given to the Italian state in 1948 and was intended for the most part for the Palazzo Venezia museum. Bearing a label with the number 21, it depicts the head of a putto, with a round face and a sad expression. It is in very poor condition, having lost almost all the polychromy and the gilding of the hair. The work on the reverse and the presence of a wooden pin, together with other nails, suggest that the head was fixed against a flat surface. Stylistically the piece belongs to the 17th century.

Grazia Maria Fachechi 

Bibliography

Unpublished