Bust of Andrea Loredan

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Bust of Andrea Loredan
Bust of Andrea Loredan, by Antonio Rizzo.jpg
ArtistAntonio Rizzo
Completion date15th century
MediumBronze
MovementItalian Renaissance
SubjectAndrea Loredan
LocationMuseo Correr, Venice

The Bust of Andrea Loredan is a sculpture by the Italian architect and sculptor Antonio Rizzo, one of the greatest active in Venice in the latter half of the 15th century. It depicts Andrea Loredan, a Venetian nobleman of the Loredan family known as a collector of art. The bust is one of the most famous sculptures of the Italian Renaissance. It is on display at the Museo Correr in Venice and it is also mentioned in many books.[1][2] It was also depicted by Joseph Lindon Smith in a painting now kept in the Harvard Art Museums.

References[]

  1. ^ L’Art Italien Chefs-d’œuvre de la sculpture (in French). 1935.
  2. ^ Gusman, Pierre (1926). Venise (in French).


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