Gian Lorenzo Bernini / Head of Proserpina / c. 1621Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Head of Proserpina
c. 1621

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Creator Name: Bernini, Gian Lorenzo
Creator Nationality: European; Southern European; Italian
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1598 - 1680
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Title: Head of Proserpina
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1616
Creation End Date: 1626
Creation Date: c. 1621
Object Type: Sculpture
Materials and Techniques: terracotta
Dimensions: Overall: 15.3cm x 10.4cm
Inscriptions: penciled inscription on neck: "Palazzo Bernini / 1839"
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1968.101
Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Provenance: Bernini descendents, Rome. Buseri, Rome. [Sotheby's, 16 May 1968, no. 103]. (Herbert N. Bier, London).
AMICA ID: CMA_.1968.101
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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