[Bust of Tasso]

Giacomo Canevaabout 1855

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Bust of a male figure wearing a crown of leaves. The man has a mustache and short beard. He is wearing a ruff and a shirt with puffed sleeves. The bust is set on a pedestal identifying the figure as Tasso.

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Title: [Bust of Tasso]
Creator: Giacomo Caneva
Date Created: about 1855
Physical Dimensions: 26.9 × 19.1 cm (10 9/16 × 7 1/2 in.)
Type: Print
External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
Medium: Albumen silver print
Terms of Use: Open Content
Number: 86.XP.665.2
Culture: Italian
Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Creator Display Name: Attributed to Giacomo Caneva (Italian, 1813 - 1865)
Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)

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