ECL-Bm.12:53-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bm.12:53-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Bust of Luna in tondo
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Comments
Was Fa 2 no. 30 in Villa Medici: Cagiano de Azevedo no. 42
Other number
Fa 3 no. 30
Description
Content (description)
The bust of Luna emerges from a tondo of plain moulding. She wears a loose chiton fastened on each shoulder. Over her left shoulder part of a crescent moon is visible, and over the other a scrolled object, probably her quiver. Her head is slightly tilted, looking to her left.
Content (object)
bust
bust
bust
Dimensions
height (actual size): 508mm
width (actual size): 380mm
width (actual size): 380mm
Inscription
Carlo Calderi Villa Medici No. 30 written in ink on the back of the drawing
Inscription description
V. Medici No. 30 written in pencil on the front of the drawing lower left
Materials & techniques note
black lead pencil on paper
Production
Person
Calderi, Carlo (Artist)
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
References
• Cagiano de Azevedo (no. 42 in Villa Medici)
