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Bust of a Lady, Vincenza Spinelli (?)
19th century ? (Possibly 19th century rather than Renaissance)
bronze with black varnish, marble base
(Renaissance Europe )
(Renaissance Europe )
The execution suggests a 19th-century pice made in imitation of a 16th-century bust. This cast piece is said to be of Vincenza Spinelli, daughter of the Duke of Castrovillani and second wife to Dom Pedro di Toledo, vice-roy of Naples. She was considered a beauty in her day.
Geographies
Italy (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H with base: 35 7/16 in. (90 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1926
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
27.311