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Study for The Blessed Alessandro Sauli
Pierre Puget1663–1668
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
A famous preacher from an aristocratic family in Genoa, Sauli (1534-1591) spearheaded important Catholic reforms, including popular missions and restructuring the church to reach a broader spectrum of worshippers. This sculpture is a model for a large statue commissioned by the Sauli family for a Genoese church. Although the open book speaks to Sauli’s work as a reformer, his twisting body and facial expression indicate utter absorption in a deeply personal vision.
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- Title: Study for The Blessed Alessandro Sauli
- Creator: Pierre Puget (French, 1620–1694)
- Date Created: 1663–1668
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 69.7 cm (27 7/16 in.)
- Provenance: Possibly Marquesses Pallavicini (Genoa, Italy);, Baudouin-Gounelle collection (Marseilles, France);, Henri Dobler, 1863-1941 (Aix-en-Provence, France);, Possibly art market (Paris, France);, Blumka Gallery (New York, New York), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1964.
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.36
- Medium: terracotta
- Fun Fact: Terracotta models, like this study for a sculpture, are also known as <em>bozzetti</em> or <em>modelli</em>.
- Department: European Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: France, made in Genoa, 17th century
- Credit Line: Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
- Collection: Sculpture
- Accession Number: 1964.36
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