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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   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76009846 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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