Placement of Statue of Esteban Murillo at Renwick Gallery

Summary

Placement of statue of Esteban Murillo on exterior second-floor niches of Renwick Gallery during restoration of the exterior. Casting by Professor Renato Lucchetti, sculptor.

Subject

• Lucchetti, Renato
• Murillo, Esteban
• Renwick Gallery
• National Collection of Fine Arts (U.S.)
• Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs

Notes

• Original film available in SIA Acc. 11-009.
• Featured in "The Torch," March 1974: "The sculptures are duplicates of the originals by Moses Ezekiel that occupied the niches in the late 19th century when the Renwick served as the first Corcoran Gallery of Art. At the turn of the century, when the Corcoran was moved to its present quarters the original statues were sold and eventually ended up at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens where they can be seen today. Professor Renato Lucchetti, an Italian sculptor and stone carver who has been doing restoration work at the Smithsonian made the copies by casting the originals."

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: March 1974, Image No. 74-945-44

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

• 1974
• February 4, 1974

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• No Copyright - United States

Topic

• Conservation and restoration
• Architecture
• Statues
• Buildings--Conservation and restoration

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000371 [74-945-44 ]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 10 x 8;

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