Bust of Pietro Canonica
Author:
Renato Frediani
Type:
Cast
Year:
1964
Material and technique:
Plaster
Size:
cm 57,5 x 76 x 33
Inventory:
inv. C. 523
Model in plaster by Frediani , pupil of the sculptor. The marble work made by Canonica is displayed in the Hall of the Senate in Palazzo Madama in Rome ( the artist was created a senator for life in 1950 “for having glorified his country with the greatest merit in the field of art”).
Masterpieces of the hall
The hall
The Room of the fireplace is so called because of its monumental fireplace in volcanic stone, created in 1581, which comes from Vetralla (in the region around Viterbo where the artist had a villa).
