Loading
The Jewish Boy
Medardo Rossoc. 1892
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Download this artwork (provided by The Cleveland Museum of Art).
Learn more about this artwork.
Details
- 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
Get the app
Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more
You are all set!
Your first Culture Weekly will arrive this week.