Date

1774

Object Type

Bust

Subject

Holding institution

Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara

About The Work

Terracotta bust depicting Maria Teresa Cybo Malaspina d’Este (1725–1790), Duchess of Massa and Princess of Carrara, founder of the Ducal Academy of Fine Arts of Carrara in 1769. The portrait, executed from life in 1774, is the work of the sculptor Giovanni Antonio Cybei (1706–1784), the first director of the Academy’s “Scuola di scholtura e architettura” The model was later translated into marble on two occasions: the first version, by Pietro Stagi (1754–1814), dates to 1791, while a second, later version was executed in 1831 by Roberto Micheli Pellegrini. The portrait is of an official character, presenting the ruler in formal attire as a bust set on a plinth. The drapery and hairstyle are strongly modeled, framing the figure and lending it a sense of dignity and nobility.

Title

Bust of Maria Teresa Cybo Malaspina d’Este

Date

1774

Object Type

Bust

Original Function

Collection

Technique / Support

Terracotta

Dimensions

cm 40x30x20

Holding institution

Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara

Bibliography and archival sources

Giovanni Antonio Cybei e il suo tempo, guide to the exhibition, edited by G. de Simone, Pisa, 2021, pp. 18, 52.

Unique identifier

ICCD_MINV_4505214851771