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Young Woman Portrait - Item #24219 Inches High x 18 Inches Wide x 9 Inches Deep Female portrait busts created during the Quattrocento are very similar in style, making it difficult to definitively confirm sculptors as well as sitters. However, the artist of this work succeeded in giving an expression to the sitter, as seen in the raised eyebrows and small smile. After much consideration, art historians attributed the bust to Florentine sculptor Desiderio da Settignano (c. 1429

1911 Catalog ID # - 2836

Origin: Florence Cathedral (also known as Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore

1911 Catalog ID # - 4924

though today it is attributed to the French sculptor Pierre Puget (1620-1694)

This life-size rendering of a female's left foot is a beautiful piece that can be used as decoration or an art study

The original bust is polychromed terracotta and it underwent restoration in 1985

Museum/Location: Trajan's Column in Trajan's Forum in Rome

The statue was likely meant to be viewed from the front left-hand side given its placement in the building and the higher level of detail on the left side of the body

Museum/Location: Medici Chapel

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Artist: Victor Joseph Pyanet

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