About this title: The sixth volume in this series published to celebrate the opening of the new J. Paul Getty Museum in Los angeles, features the museum's collection of European sculpture. The collection presented ranges in date from the late-15th century to the early 20th and includes a wide variety of media: marble, bronze, alabaster, terracotta, plaster, wood, ivory and gold. The earliest sculpture represented is the mysterious Saint Cyricus by Francesco Laurana; the latest is a shield-like portrait of Medusa by the eccentric Italian sculptor Vincenzo Gemito. among the more than 40 works included are ...
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