The Jewish Boy

Medardo Rossoc. 1892

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Title: The Jewish Boy
Creator: Medardo Rosso (Italian, 1859-1928)
Date Created: c. 1892
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 23.2 x 18.1 x 14.9 cm (9 1/8 x 7 1/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Provenance: Rosso Family, Barzio, Italy, (Lords Gallery, Ltd., London, United Kingdom, 1970, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Type: Sculpture
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1970.33
Medium: wax on plaster
Inscriptions: inscribed on left shoulder: "Bolgé/(M.?) Rosso."; inscribed inside: Danila Rosso Parravicini.
Fun Fact: Like the Impressionist painters of his time, Rosso sought to capture the fleeting and ephemeral qualities of light. However, he did not work directly from nature. His images were created from memory and emotion.
Department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Culture: Italy, 19th century
Credit Line: Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
Collection: Mod Euro - Sculpture 1800-1960
Accession Number: 1970.33

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