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Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studios,
Buehler & Lauter,
McKim, Mead & White,
Portrait male -- Bramante, Donato
Portrait male -- Palladio, Andrea
Portrait male -- Alberti, Leon Battista
Portrait male -- Peruzzi, Baldassare
Portrait male -- Sansovino
Portrait male -- San Gallo
Occupation -- Art
Ethnic -- Italian
Animal -- Lion
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge
Door
Sculpture
Robinson Hall Doors, (sculpture).
Artist:
Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studios, carver.
Buehler & Lauter, sculptor.
McKim, Mead & White, architectural firm.
Title:
Robinson Hall Doors, (sculpture).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bronze.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 15 ft. x W. 6 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Two large bronze doors at the entrance to Robinson Hall are adorned with thirty square relief panels containing either profile portraits of Italian architects or shields bearing the letter H. Two additional square relief panels contain door knockers shaped like lion heads. Among the portraits represented are Bramante, Sansovino, San Gallo, Alberti, Palladio, and Peruzzi. The doors are enclosed by a sheet of glass with a glass door in the middle.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Bramante, Donato -- Head
Portrait male -- Palladio, Andrea -- Head
Portrait male -- Alberti, Leon Battista -- Head
Portrait male -- Peruzzi, Baldassare -- Head
Portrait male -- Sansovino -- Head
Portrait male -- San Gallo -- Head
Occupation -- Art -- Architect
Ethnic -- Italian
Animal -- Lion
Dress -- Accessory -- Shield
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge
Door
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Located Harvard University, Robinson Hall, main entrance, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Harvard University, 1991.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 76009846
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
76009846
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