Large Bleeding Martyrdom
Date
1960
Artist
Francesco Somaini, Italian, b. Lomazzo, 1926–2005
Provenance
Galleria Odyssia, Rome, to 30 April 1963
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 30 April 1963-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History
The 42nd Pittsburgh International Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, 27 October 1961-7 January 1962 (cast later broken in shipment to JHH).
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975, fig. 668, ill. p. 456, p. 749.
Published References
LERNER, ABRAM, et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974): p. 749, ill. p. 456, fig. 668.
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Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
66.4683
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Lead
Dimensions
52 1/4 x 24 x 24 in. (132.7 x 61 x 61 cm) base: 1/2 x 24 x 24 in. (1.3 x 61 x 61 cm)
