Elisabetta of Saxony, Duchess of Genova
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Type:
Sculpture
Year:
1900
Material and technique:
Red glazed plaster
Inventory:
inv. C. 451
Model of the work in marble, 1900. Roma, Palazzo Quirinale.
Masterpieces of the hall
The hall
Room VII is the room of par excellence of portraits, except for the three allegorical works: the Abyss, Torso of a woman and Modesty. The area that connects the museum with the private apartment looks like a corridor, with an array of busts (almost all models are in plaster, patinated plaster, bronze and terracotta) placed on shelves along the walls and a selection of allegorical works in marble are placed in the centre.