ECL-Bm.13:49-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bm.13:49-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Bust : Nero
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Comments
There is no indication of the location of this piece. Only Fa 4 attributes them all to the collection of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Description
Content (description)
Nero, his hair brought forward in a curled fringe, wears an elaborate cuirass with a a Medusa head on his chest. He has a cloak on his left shoulder, arranged beneath a fancy pin. He turns his head slightly to his left. Between the bust and the pedestal is a panel with the inscription NERO. The oval frame round the drawing includes the base on which the pedestal stands; on it is the date 1717. Viewed obliquely from the right.
There is evidence of a preparatory pencil sketch on the reverse of the drawing
There is evidence of a preparatory pencil sketch on the reverse of the drawing
Content (object)
bust
lid
lid
Dimensions
height (actual size): 372mm
width (actual size): 245mm
width (actual size): 245mm
Materials & techniques note
black lead pencil on grey paper with white highlights
Production
Person
Unknown (Artist)
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
References
• Mansuelli (II ; no. 178)
