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Gasparo Luigi Pacifico Spontini
David d'Angers1830
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
Gasparo Luigi Pacifico Spontini (1779-1851), Italian composer, settled in Paris where he made his reputation with works performed at the Théâtre-Italien and the Opéra-Comique. Empress Josephine appointed him her personal music director, and in 1812, Friedrich Wilhelm III named Spontini director of music at Berlin, where he stayed until the king's death in 1840.
Details
- Title: Gasparo Luigi Pacifico Spontini
- Creator: Pierre-Jean David d'Angers (French, 1788-1856)
- Date Created: 1830
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
- Roles: Artist: Pierre-Jean David d'Angers (French, 1788-1856)
- Provenance: Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
- Object Type: medallions (medals); portraits
- Medium: bronze
- Inscriptions: [Signature] Bottom center: DAVID; [Date] Bottom center: 1830; [Inscription] On left: SPONTINI; [Inscription] On obverse: FUMIÈRE / ET CIE SUCRS - THIEBAUT FRES / PARIS
- Dimensions: Diam: 5 1/2 in. (13.9 cm)
- Credit Line: Acquired by Henry Walters
- Classification: Metal
- Accession Number: 54.83
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