Artefacts

Cardinale

Artefact Type:

sculpture

Description:
One of the statues of Manzù's well-known series of the Cardinals, representing a Cardinal in a meditative and demure manner, quite different from official, standard representations. With its small size, it was praised for acting as a counterpart to Fascist monumental sculpture.

Size:
cm 53 x 23,5 x 26,7
Creation Start Date:
1938
Artist:
> Giacomo Manzù
Current Location:
> Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
Current Location:
> Rome
Material:
> Bronze

Tags: State art Subjectivity Volumetry Public or civic sphere Sacralization

Themes:

New Sacred Art