Filippo della Valle made his career as a sculptor in Rome. For Pope Clement XII, he created the sculpture ‘Moderation’ with two putti, in the Corsini chapel in the church of St John Lateran. Clement XII was born in 1652 as Prince Lorenzo Corsini (1652-1740). He was Pope from 1730 until his death. During the last years of his papacy he was totally blind, which is immediately noticeable in the eyes of this portrait. His main achievement was to drastically reorganize the finances of the Vatican. This included the re-establishment of a public lottery. He invested the revenues invest in art and science, including the construction of the Trevi Fountain, for which Della Valle made the two allegorical figures ‘Abundance’ and ‘Health’ that flank the sea god Oceanus.
| Artist |
Filippo della Valle
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| Title | Portrait of Pope Clement XII |
| Period | 18th century |
| Location | Rome TGN |
| Medium and support | patination AAT |
| Collection | sculpture AAT |
| Object type | terracottas (sculptural works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1914-DL |
| Acquisition credit |
bequest
Scribe, Fernand Ghent 1913 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1914-DL |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/670/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300015637
portraits
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300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11P3111
pope
Iconclass
11P31111 insignia of the pope, e.g. tiara Iconclass 11Q7146 liturgical vestments, canonicals Iconclass 41D221(CAP) head-gear: cap Iconclass 61B2 historical persons Iconclass 61B2(CLEMENT XII) historical person (CLEMENT XII) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Rococo AAT |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent / Robert Hoozee. - Brussel : Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, 1988 (p. 67, 69 (ill.)) |
| Voorbeeldige busten : Het borstbeeld in de Nederlanden 1600-1800 (tentoonstelling Antwerpen, KMSKA, 12.09.2008 - 14.12.2008) / Valerie Herremans, Jeffrey Muller, Carolien Van der Star, Frits Scholten. - Gent : Snoeck, 2008 ; Antwerpen : Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen, 2008 (p. 131, cat. 70) |
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