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| Tiepolo Giovanni Battista (1696/ 1770), oil, 39 cm x 68 cm |
Bozzetto is an Italian term that refers to a comprehensive color sketch to work out an overall composition. It often intended for approval by a client or patron, or else to work out the ensemble for the satisfaction of the artist. It is usually undertaken without models or reference.
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| Antonio Canova, terra cotta bozzetto of Adam and Eve. |
Bozzetto can also refer to a sculptor's study of a figural grouping to establish the broad masses, typically executed in terra cotta.
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Synonyms: Maquette (French word for sculptural sketch), Modello (Another Italian word for a comprehensive oil sketch).
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Synonyms: Maquette (French word for sculptural sketch), Modello (Another Italian word for a comprehensive oil sketch).
3 comments:
There appears to be three figures in that second image. Is one supposed to represent God?
I presume they are mourning the dead Abel.
Anyone heading to Würzburg Germany? The Mainfränkisches Museum at the Festung (Castle) has a "Bozzetti-Sammlung" or collection of small statue sketches. It also has my favorite work of German art: Tilman Riemenschneider's Trauernde Maria aus Acholshausen. I have been in love with her for years.
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