Karl Friedrich Voigt

Portrait Plaque of Pietro Tenerani, Sculptor

Maker

Karl Friedrich Voigt (German, 1800-1874)

Title

Portrait Plaque of Pietro Tenerani, Sculptor

Year

1853

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Diameter: 10.2 cm (4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

P. Tenerani, Scultore

Marks: Signed: C. VOIGT, 1853

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Collection

Object Number

30.091

Type

Exhibition History

Pilgrims of Beauty
Art and Inspiration in 19th-Century Italy
Feb 03, 2012 – Jul 08, 2012

Label copy

This small bronze plaque pays tribute to the esteemed Italian sculptor Pietro Tenerani, one of the chief successors of Antonio Canova in creating marble statues in the Neoclassical style. It is one of a series of portrait medallions that the German sculptor Karl Friedrich Voigt designed to honor prominent 19th-century artists and intellectuals. Voigt and Tenerani had become close friends while the former was studying in Rome in the 1820s.

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Tombstone

Karl Friedrich Voigt (German, 1800-1874)
Portrait Plaque of Pietro Tenerani, Sculptor, 1853
Bronze
Diameter: 10.2 cm (4 inches)
Museum Collection 30.091

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