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The Painter Meissonier

Vincenzo GemitoWW-1879-002055
1879·Bronze·Height (with base): 21 7/8 in. (55.6 cm)

Edith Perry Chapman Fund, 1975

Catalogue

Year
1879
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Height (with base): 21 7/8 in. (55.6 cm)

Artist

Vincenzo Gemito
Vincenzo Gemito

Sculpture

Vincenzo Gemito was an Italian sculptor born in Naples in 1852, working primarily in bronze and marble during the late nineteenth century. His practice centered on figurative sculpture, including portraiture and allegorical subjects executed in a naturalistic style characteristic of his period.

Naples, Italy

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Year
1879
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Height (with base): 21 7/8 in. (55.6 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1879-002055

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met
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Artist

Vincenzo Gemito

Vincenzo Gemito

Sculpture

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