Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Autoritratto (Self-Portrait) 1812 Plaster, 90.5 × 47.6 × 28.6 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Inscrition: CANOVA SELPSUM F A N MDCCCXII (back shoulder).
Bernhardt, Sarah (1844-1923) Autoportrait en chimère (Self-Portrait as a Chimera) c.1880 Bronze, 31.8 x 34.9 x 31.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago French actor and artist Sarah Bernhardt was perhaps the first global superstar, with legions of admirers spread across…
Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) Buste de jeune fille (Bust of a Young Girl) 1868 Terracotta with plaster, 31.1 x 16.5 x 17.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
Donatello (1386-1466) & workshop Madonna col Bambino (Madonna and Child) 1466 Terra cotta relief, in painted decor with gilt carved wood bracket, 56.5 x 40.6 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Donatello was the leading sculptor in Florence during the fifteenth century when…