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This work is the bronze casting of a plaster now in the Galleria d’Arte Moderna in Milan (Inv. 1259) made for Benedetto Junck and shown at Brera in 1874. A plaster version of this subject is known to have been in the Troubetzkoy family collection, and an autograph replica is in a private collection in Emilia. This bust of the young musician, with its highly original and dynamic composition – which also includes the arm and right hand (though apparently of secondary importance, this feature is actually key to the work) – is a fine example of the level of quality that Grandi’s sculpture had achieved by this date.

Details

  • Title: Young Beethoven
  • Creator: Giuseppe Grandi
  • Creator Lifespan: 1843 - 1894
  • Creator Nationality: Italian
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Ganna (Varese)
  • Creator Birth Place: Ganna (Varese)
  • Date: [1874]
  • Physical Dimensions: w92 x h70 x d37.8 cm
  • Inscriptions: Titolo sulla base: BEETHOVEN
  • Date of acquisition: 1920
  • Acquisition: Benedetto Junk Bequest, Turin
  • Provenance: GAM - Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin
  • Type: Sculptures
  • Rights: All rights reserved, GAM - GAM - Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin
  • Medium: Bronze

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