http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/115516/the-ludovisi-saint-peter-gallery-label-current ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: The Ludovisi Saint Peter: Gallery Label - Current http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/115516/the-ludovisi-saint-peter-gallery-label-current 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/115516/the-ludovisi-saint-peter-gallery-label-current Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3>The Ludovisi Saint Peter: Gallery Label - Current</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Author</td> <td><h3>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3>2011-07-25</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</td> </tr> </table><br/>This sculpture originally represented a philosopher or a god, and was transformed into St. Peter in the late 16th century by adding the expressive head, hands, and feet in gilt bronze, and a throne. An unknown Roman sculptor carved it out of rare Greek <i>cipollino</i> ("onion-like") marble, using the layers of different colors to emphasize the forms and movement of the body. This prized masterpiece was part of the Ludovisi collection in Rome, where it had been displayed in the same room as Bernini's <i>Pluto and Proserpina</i> since 1623. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/115516/the-ludovisi-saint-peter-gallery-label-current This sculpture originally represented a philosopher or a god, and was transformed into St. Peter in the late 16th century by adding the expressive head, hands, and feet in gilt bronze, and a throne. An unknown Roman sculptor carved it out of rare Greek cipollino ("onion-like") marble, using the layers of different colors to emphasize the forms and movement of the body. This prized masterpiece was part of the Ludovisi collection in Rome, where it had been displayed in the same room as Bernini's Pluto and Proserpina since 1623." type="image/jpeg" />This sculpture originally represented a philosopher or a god, and was transformed into St. Peter in the late 16th century by adding the expressive head, hands, and feet in gilt bronze, and a throne. An unknown Roman sculptor carved it out of rare Greek cipollino ("onion-like") marble, using the layers of different colors to emphasize the forms and movement of the body. This prized masterpiece was part of the Ludovisi collection in Rome, where it had been displayed in the same room as Bernini's Pluto and Proserpina since 1623." type="image/jpeg" />Copyright Minneapolis Institute of ArtsMinneapolis Institute of Arts