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Plusieurs sculptures du XVIIIe siècle acquises par la Frick Collection

1. Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi (1656-1740)
Pietà, vers 1715
Terre cuite - 20,5 x 47 x 20,5 cm
New York, The Frick Collection
Photo : The Frick Collection
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6/1/07 – Acquisitions – New York, The Frick Collection – La Frick s’est récemment enrichie de quatre sculptures. La première est une belle Pietà de Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi (ill. 1) donnée par The Quentin Foundation, une fondation privée, qui avait exposé dans ce musée en 2004 une quarantaine d’œuvres provenant de sa collection, essentiellement des statuettes en bronze du XVIe au XVIIIe siècle.
Soldani-Benzi, élève d’Ercole Ferrata, est surtout renommé pour ses médailles et ses petites sculptures en bronze. Il s’agit de la première terre cuite italienne acquise par la Frick, mais de la…

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