Detail View: The AMICA Library: Death Mask of Napoleon
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AMICA ID:
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AIC_.1987.185
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Name:
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Antommarchi, Francesco
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Southern European; Italian
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Italian; 1780-1838
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Francesco Antommarchi
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Creator Name:
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Quesnel, E.
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Creator Nationality:
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European; French
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Creator Role:
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Cast by
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Creator Dates/Places:
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French; act. 1811-1847
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Creator Name-CRT:
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E. Quesnel
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Creator Name:
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Richard, Louis
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Creator Nationality:
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European; French
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Creator Role:
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Cast by
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Creator Dates/Places:
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French; Unknown
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Louis Richard
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Title:
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Death Mask of Napoleon
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Title Type:
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preferred
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View:
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full view
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Creation Date:
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modeled 1821, cast 1833
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Creation Start Date:
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1833
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Creation End Date:
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1833
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Materials and Techniques:
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Bronze
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Classification Term:
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Bust/Head
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Subject Description:
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Death mask of Napoleon; mold for this mask was taken on the Emperor's deathbed by the attending Corsican physician
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Creation Place:
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Europe,France,?le-de-France (region),Ville de Paris (department),Paris
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Dimensions:
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13 1/4 in (34.9 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Art Institute of Chicago
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Owner Location:
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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ID Number:
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1987.185
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Credit Line:
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Estate of E. Blake Blair
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Inscriptions:
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Marks: Engraved inscrip. left neck truncation: Dr. F. Antommarchi; right neck truncation: FONDU/PAR RICHARD ET QUESNEL/A PARIS; seal cast separately and welded under neck truncation showing profile of Napoleon crowned with laurel wreath; inscribed around: NAPOLEON EMP. ET ROI.; inscribed under truncation: SOUSCRIPTION/DR. ANTOMMARCHI 1833
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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AIC_.E13977.TIF
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