Joined pair of cherubs
Giuseppe SammartinoWW-1750-339238
Gift of Loretta Hines Howard, 1964
Catalogue
- Year
- 1750
- Medium
- Polychromed terracotta
- Dimensions
- H. 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm.)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Giuseppe Sammartino
Artist
Giuseppe Sammartino
Sculpture
Giuseppe Sanmartino or Sammartino was a prominent Italian sculptor in Naples during the late Baroque period who focused on religious sculptures. His most famous work is the Veiled Christ (1753) in Sansevero Chapel in Naples.
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Giuseppe Sammartino
- Year
- 1750
- Medium
- Polychromed terracotta
- Dimensions
- H. 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1750-339238
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified