Russian Officer

Object belonging

One's own

Category

Bronze sculpture

City

Rome

Location

Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia

Specific location

Store

Inventory

PV 09217/23

Material and technique

Bronze

Author

Russian School

Dating

c. 1875-1900

Dimensions

47 x 30 x 18.5 cm.

Origin

Tower-Wurts Collection (1933)

Image copyright

SSPSAE e per il Polo Museale della città di Roma

Short description

Now barely legible, the author inscribed his name on the base (A. SLEZ…FER). The work is, iconographically, very different from that of other bronze statues depicting soldiers of the 19th century, all of which tend to be characterized by heroic poses. In this case the emotion conveyed by the statue is much more melancholic.

Pietro Cannata

Bibliography

Unpublished