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The sculpture is a bust of a man with curly hair, a mustache, and a goatee. He is wearing a collared shirt with a decorative tie or lace-up front, and his attire features a textured, draped fabric. The sculpture is predominantly off-white, with subtle gray veining typical of marble. It is mounted on a simple pedestal, allowing the viewer to observe the intricate details of the face and clothing from eye level or slightly above. The bust appears life-sized.
National Gallery of Art · Sculpture
A Venetian Ecclesiastic
Giovanni Bonazza
- Date
- c. 1690/1700
- Medium
- marble
- Dimensions
- overall: 75.5 x 64.1 x 32.7 cm (29 3/4 x 25 1/4 x 12 7/8 in.)
- Classification
- Sculpture · Bust
- Accession number
- 1978.42.1
- Credit line
- Ruth and Vernon Taylor Fund
- Time span
- 1651 to 1700
- Department
- CSD
Subjects and terms
- Baroque
- male
- portrait
- Venetian
- European Sculpture 1300-1800
- Ecclesiastic
Provenance
(Heim Gallery, London), by 1976;[1] purchased 21 June 1978 by NGA. [1] _Italian Paintings and Sculptures of the 17th and 18th Century_ [10th Annual Summer Exhibition], The Heim Gallery, London, 1976: no. 28, repro. The sale is recorded in the index card file of objects sold (Getty Research Institute, Heim Gallery Records, Box 107), with reference to invoice no. 03178.
NGA object ID 56663. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.