E. Karpova

Ivan Martos: Izvestnyi i neizvestnyi. Portret v tvorchestve skul’ptora: k 250-letiiu so dnia rozhdeniia (Ivan Martos: Known and Unknown. A Portrait of the Sculptor in His Works [on the Occasion of] the 200th Anniversary of His Birth)

St. Petersburg: Rus muz, 2005. Sewn cl. The pieces in this Russian Museum exhibition catalogue, including some only recently attributed to Martos, demonstrate that the sculptor (1754–1823) famed for the dignity and grandeur of his sepulchral monuments and historical statuary (e.g., Minin and Pozharskii on Red Square) was also adept at bringing to life the inner person in smaller more familiar works. 47 pp., 9 x 9 1/4 ins., 12 b-&-w illus., 32 color, sewn cl., Rus. Item #3687

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