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ID: 700008453 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008453 | Record Type: Movable Work |
Images: 1 | |
Ecce Puer (sculpture (visual works); Medardo Rosso, (Italian sculptor, 1858-1928); 1906-1907; Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, Philadelphia count...; 1969-80-1) | |
Note: Ecce Puer, or Behold the Child, was a commissioned portrait of six-year-old Alfred William Mond. Rosso is said to have been having difficulty creating the image of the child until he caught a glimpse of the boy peeking through a curtain. The artist called this work a "vision of purity." Rosso eventually cast multiple versions of Ecce Puer in various media. | |
Titles: |
Ecce Puer (preferred,C,U,Latin,U,U) |
Behold the Child (C,U,English,U,U) |
Catalog Level: item |
sculpture (visual works) [300047090] (preferred) |
..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>) |
sculptures (preferred) |
Creation Date: 1906-1907 |
Medardo Rosso, (Italian sculptor, 1858-1928) [preferred,VP] |
sculptor Rosso, Medardo (Italian sculptor, 1858-1928) [500020447] |
Locations: |
Current: Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania, United States) [500214534] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body) |
Repository Numbers: 1969-80-1 |
Credit Line: Purchased with the Membership Fund, 1969 |
Display Materials: Wax over plaster with a brown patina |
wax [300014585] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, organic material) |
plaster (composite coating) [300014922] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by composition or origin>) |
patina (condition) [300065245] | |
.......(Physical Attributes Facet, Conditions and Effects (hierarchy name), <conditions and effects by specific type>) |
Dimensions: 15 7/8 x 9 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches (40.3 x 24.1 x 17.1 cm) |
European (preferred) |
Post-Impressionist [300021508] (preferred,N/A) | |
.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>, <modern European fine arts styles and movements>) |
human figures (preferred,identification) |
child (people by age group) [300025945] | |
.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by age group>, youth (people)) (AAT) |
Provenance: By inheritance to Danila Rosso Parravicini (granddaughter of the artist), Rosso Museum, Barzio, Italy; sold to Lords Gallery, Ltd., London, August 17, 1965 [1]; sold to PMA, April 24, 1969. 1. Letter dated April 1, 1969, from Philip Granville of Lords Gallery to John Tancock, Rodin Museum curator (PMA, curatorial file). In a letter of authentication dated August 17, 1965 (curatorial file) Mrs. Rosso Parravicini noted that she inherited the piece from her father. |
based on same design .... Behold the Child [700008454] | |
..........sculpture (visual works); Medardo Rosso, Italian sculptor, 1858-1928; 1906; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, U...; 1990.304 |
based on same design .... Ecce Puer [700008455] | |
..........bust (figure); Medardo Rosso, Italian sculptor, 1858-1928; 1906; National Gallery of Scotland (Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland... |
List/Hierarchical Position: |
..... Movable Works |
.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media |
Sources and Contributors: | |
Ecce Puer | ........ [VP] |
........ Philadelphia Museum of Art online (2000-) 1969-80-1 | |
Behold the Child | ........ [VP] |
........ Philadelphia Museum of Art online (2000-) 1969-80-1 | |
Subject: ....... [VP] |
....................... Philadelphia Museum of Art online (2000-) |
Note: | |
English | ..... [VP] |
..... Philadelphia Museum of Art online (2000-) Ecce Puer, or Behold the Child, was a commissioned portrait of six-year-old Alfred William Mond. Rosso is said to have been having difficulty creating the image of the child until he caught a glimpse of the boy peeking through a curtain. The artist called this work a "vision of purity." | |
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