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Filippo della Valle
Blessed Nicolò Albergati (circa 1375-1443)circa 1740-1743

Not on view
Terracotta sculpture of a standing robed male figure, nearly bald, with voluminous draped cloak, on a wooden base over a green marble plinth
Terracotta sculpture of a standing male figure in ecclesiastical robes and skullcap, viewed at three-quarter angle, with dramatically billowing drapery and finely modeled surface detail, mounted on a green marble base.
Plaster sculpture of a standing robed figure viewed from behind, heavily draped fabric with deeply carved, flowing folds, mounted on a green marble base.
Terracotta sculpture of a standing robed male figure in three-quarter view, head turned to the left, holding a small object at chest height, with deeply carved drapery folds and a veined green marble base.

Filippo della Valle, Blessed Nicolò Albergati (circa 1375-1443), circa 1740-1743, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Mary Pickford Foundation by exchange and Museum Acquisition Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Filippo della Valle
active Italy, Rome and Florence, 1698-1768
Title
Blessed Nicolò Albergati (circa 1375-1443)
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
circa 1740-1743
Medium
Earthenware on marble base
Dimensions
Overall, with base: 25 × 8 × 12 in. (63.5 × 20.32 × 30.48 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Mary Pickford Foundation by exchange and Museum Acquisition Fund
Accession Number
M.81.156
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Schaefer, Scott, and Peter Fusco. European Painting and Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: an Illustrated Summary Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.
  • Phil Freshman. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Report, July 1, 1981-June 30, 1983. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.