Monday, April 1, 2024

Marble Heads (Mortals)

Alexander Munro
Head of Mary, Lady Molyneux
1868
marble relief
Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio

James Sherwood Westmacott
Constance Westmacott (the Artist's Daughter)
ca. 1872
marble relief
Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Roman Empire
Head of an Eastern Woman
(the Ponsonby Head)
AD 100-125
marble
Harvard Art Museums

Roman Empire
Head of a Man crowned with a Wreath
AD 250
marble
Art Institute of Chicago

Thomas Crawford
Bust of Homer
1837
marble
Yale University Art Gallery

Charles Web Gilbert
The Critic (Stanley Anderson)
1916
marble
Tate Gallery

Anonymous Italian Artist
Classical Head
17th century
marble
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia

Elie Nadelman
Classical Head
ca. 1916-17
marble
Yale University Art Gallery

Francesco Mochi
Bust of a Youth
ca. 1630-40
marble
Art Institute of Chicago

Greek Culture in South Italy
Head of a Youth
470 BC
marble
Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio

Roman Empire
Head of an Athlete
AD 50-75
marble
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Roman Empire
Head of an Athlete
AD 149-160
marble
Yale University Art Gallery

William Zorach
Head of Gertrude
1947
marble
Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio

Orazio Marinali
Bust of a Philosopher
ca. 1700
marble
Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Giovanni Pisano
Head of a Bearded Man
ca. 1312-14
marble (tomb fragment)
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

Anonymous Artist
Colossal Head of a Woman
19th century
marble
(forgery of Roman antiquity)
Harvard Art Museums

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