Loading

Funerary Monument of Marie-Louise Joséphine Dufresne

Vincenzo Vela1868 - 1868

Museo Vincenzo Vela

Museo Vincenzo Vela
Ligornetto, Switzerland

Vela executed this work for the tomb of a young girl. The girl is rigid on her bier, wears her best dress and has roses in her hair in an almost pitiless representation characterised by an exceptional verism.

Show lessRead more
  • Title: Funerary Monument of Marie-Louise Joséphine Dufresne
  • Creator: Vincenzo Vela
  • Creator Lifespan: 5/3/1820 - 10/3/1891
  • Creator Nationality: Swiss
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Ligornetto
  • Creator Birth Place: Ligornetto
  • Date: 1868 - 1868
  • Physical Dimensions: w33.5 x h91.5 x d150 cm (Complete)
  • Original name in Italian: Figura giacente. Monumento funerario a Marie-Louise Joséphine Dufresne.
  • Exhibition: Ligornetto, Switzerland
  • Provenance: Swiss Confederation
  • Type: Original Plaster Model
  • Rights: © Museo Vincenzo Vela
  • Medium: Plaster
Museo Vincenzo Vela

Get the app

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

Interested in Visual arts?

Get updates with your personalized Culture Weekly

You are all set!

Your first Culture Weekly will arrive this week.

Home
Discover
Play
Nearby
Favorites