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Artist:
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Orazio Andreoni
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Title:
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Portrait of Dr. Hanibal Hamlin Kimball
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Date:
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1887
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Medium:
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Marble
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Dimensions:
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30 in. (76.2 cm) (without base)
14 in. (35.56 cm) (base, in three parts)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Mrs. Herbert E. Pickett
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Location:
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Gallery 303
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Like many of the wealthy collectors in the Twin Cities in the 19th century, Dr. and Mrs. Kimball traveled to Europe to see the ancient and modern historical sites. While on a trip to Rome in 1887, the Kimballs commissioned portrait busts from the sculptor Orazio Andreoni.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Andreoni, Orazio
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Nationality:
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Italian
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Life Dates:
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Italian (Rome), active 1884-1893
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Classification:
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Sculpture
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Physical Description:
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Formal portrait of a middle-aged man, heavy mustache, solemn facial expression; nineteenth-century coat, waistcoat and shirt with bow tie.
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Creation Place:
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Europe, Italy, , , Rome
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Accession #:
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67.43.2
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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