The Beheading of Saint Paul Vincenzo Foggini, Alessandro Algardi 1643-1647

The Beheading of Saint Paul
Vincenzo Foggini, Alessandro Algardi (after)originally modelled 1643-1647; this example before 1753
From the collection of
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Details
Title: The Beheading of Saint Paul
Creator: Vincenzo Foggini, Alessandro Algardi (after)
Location: Italy
Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 19 in. (48.26 cm); Depth: 1 3/4 in. (4.45 cm)
Medium: Wax on plaster base-layer
Object Classification: Sculpture
Full Title: The Beheading of Saint Paul
Curatorial Area: European Sculpture
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Neal Castleman and Ellen Hoffman-Castleman by exchange, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Zifkin, Suzanne Deal Booth and David G. Booth, and Mr. and Mrs. Alexander L. Cappello
Chronology: 1751-1800, 1701-1750
Artwork Accession Number: M.2001.149

Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is the largest art museum in the western United States. A museum of international stature as well as a vital part of Southern California, LACMA shares its vast collections through exhibitions, public programs, and research facilities that attract over a million visitors annually. LACMA's collections encompass the geographic world and virtually the entire history of art. Among the museum's special strengths are its holdings of Asian art, housed in part in the Bruce Goff-designed Pavilion for Japanese Art; Latin American art, ranging from pre-Columbian masterpieces to works by leading modern and contemporary artists including Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, and Jose Clemente Orozco; and Islamic art, of which LACMA hosts one of the most significant collections in the world.

Alessandro Algardi
Jul 31, 1598 - Jun 10, 1654

Alessandro Algardi was an Italian high-Baroque sculptor active almost exclusively in Rome, where for the latter decades of his life, he was, along with Francesco Borromini and Pietro da Cortona, one of the major rivals of Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
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