ECL-Bm.13:53-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bm.13:53-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Bust : Otho
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)
The emperor has a thick neck and pudgy face, round which his hair is brought forward in a fringe. He turns his head slightly to left. He wears a corselet and a fringed cloak fastened with a pin on his right shoulder, its ends brought forward on his left shoulder. Between the bust and the pedestal is a panel with the inscription OTTO. The bust is viewed obliquely from right.
Content (object)
bust
lid
lid
Dimensions
height (actual size): 372mm
width (actual size): 263mm
width (actual size): 263mm
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. 179)
