The afterlife of sculptures: posthumous casts and the case of Medardo Rosso (1858–1928)

A significant number of sculptures once attributed to Medardo Rosso have recently been reassigned to his son, Francesco. These objects represent a curious hybrid: Francesco, who was not an artist and was unaware of his father’s idiosyncratic processes, had these works cast by a professional foundry...

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Main Author: Sharon Hecker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Department of Art History, University of Birmingham 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Art Historiography
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Online Access:https://arthistoriography.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/hecker.pdf