Detail View: The AMICA Library: The Veiled Lady
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.70.60
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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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Monti, Raffaelo
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Southern European; Italian; Milanese
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Creator Role:
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sculptor
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1818 - 1881
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Raffaelo Monti
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Title:
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The Veiled Lady
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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about 1860
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Creation Start Date:
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1850
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Creation End Date:
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1870
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Materials and Techniques:
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marble
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Classification Term:
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Marble
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Dimensions:
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H.21-1/2 in.
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Component Measured:
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Height Only
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Measurement Unit:
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in
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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70.60
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Credit Line:
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The Collector's Fund Group
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Rights:
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Context:
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The carving of veiled figures had been popular in Italy during the 1700s. Artists like Raffaelo Monti revived this technically demanding tradition in reaction to the academic Neoclassicism of early nineteenth-century sculpture. The heightened realism and sensuous appeal of their works made sculpture once again a fashionable decorative element in upper-middle-class houses. Monti is known for marble busts draped in filmy veils, subtly modeled to suggest feminine allure. |
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Related Multimedia Description:
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Antenna Audio: Permanent Collection Tour
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.11877c.tif
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