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Francesco Primaticcio

Posted in Art, J. Paul Getty Museum, Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Cellini Gets a Rival

By Amy Hood | Published: October 27, 2011
Double Head / Francesco Primaticcio

A beautiful bronze Double Head, attributed to the Italian sculptor Francesco Primaticcio, has just joined the Museum’s collection. Though made by an Italian, it was commissioned by a Frenchman: Francis I, the king of France, for his palace at Fontainebleau… More»

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