Date

1800-1899

Object Type

Statue

Subject

Annunciation

Holding institution

Accademia di Carrara

About The Work

The two plaster models are copies of the marble sculptures the "Vergine Annunziata" and the "Angelo annunziante", from the Cathedral of Carrara. The group, known as the “Cassanelle”, initially attributed to Nino Pisano, has more appropriately been reassigned to Franciscan-influenced artists and can be dated to the first half of the fourteenth century (Cataldi M., Annunciazione, scheda 98 a, b, in Niveo de marmore, exhibition catalogue, Genoa, 1992, pp. 305–306). The copies, made from the original marble works in 1953, were subsequently destroyed, in accordance with the directives of the Superintendence of Lucca.

Title

Cassanelle

Subject

Annunciation

Object Type

Statue

Original Function

Didactic furnishing. Copy cast in dowel sections.

Date

1800-1899

Technique / Support

Chalk

Dimensions

cm 161 - [H 166]

Holding institution

Accademia di Carrara

Bibliography

RUSSO S., CAROZZI R. (ed), La gipsoteca dell'Accademia di belle arti di Carrara, Massa, 1996

Conservation status

Good

Unique identifier

0900254628