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- Late 19th century-early 20th century
Plaster bust after a terracotta bust of Niccolo da Abruzzo in the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, believed to be by Donatello.
D Brucciani & Co
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Plaster bust after a terracotta bust of Niccolo da Abruzzo in the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, believed to be by Donatello.
D Brucciani & Co
Plaster bust after a terracotta bust of Girolamo Benivieni executed in 1863 by Giovani Bastianini in the collections of the Louvre, Paris. However, significant differences between the plaster bust by J Giusti & Co and the original bust by Bastianini, particularly the shape of the hat, suggest that the plaster bust is derivative of an unidentified intermediary copy.
J Giusti & Co
Bust of Girolamo Benivieni (Version 1)
J Giusti & Co
Plaster casts of a left and right anatomical feet. Both feet show details of musculature, and the heel of the right foot is slightly elevated. On top of each leg is a maker's stamp that reads "J Giusti & Co Makers, St Vincent St, Glasgow". The inward facing edge of each base includes the inscription "J Giusti & Co, Glasgow". These anatomical feet are the only items in the Giusti Plaster Cast Collection to include such an incription, and the presence of both the inscriptions and the maker's stamp suggests that the feet may have been both sculpted by J. Giusti & Co. (likely in the late 19th century) and subsequently reproduced by the company.
J Giusti & Co
Bust of Niccolo da Uzzano (Version 2)
D Brucciani & Co
Bust of Girolamo Benivieni (Version 2)
J Giusti & Co
Bust of Niccolo da Uzzano (Version 1)
D Brucciani & Co
Plaster bust after an original by Mino da Fiesole.
D Brucciani & Co
Portrait of Voltaire (Version 1)
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Plaster portrait after a 15th century bronze bust of Dante Alighieri in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples.
J Giusti & Co
J Giusti & Co
Plaster anatomical portrait showing muscle groups of the face and neck.
J Giusti & Co
J Giusti & Co
Sainte Fortunade reliquary bust (Version 2)
J Giusti & Co
Mould of unidentfied female bust
Plaster mould of an unidentified female bust.
J Giusti & Co
J Giusti & Co
J Giusti & Co
Small bust after 'Young Octavian'
Small plaster bust, likely after the 'Young Octavian' portrait of the emperor Augustus in the Vatican Museums.
J Giusti & Co
Plaster portrait of an unidentified woman.
J Giusti & Co
Unidentified female death mask (Version 2)
Charles Smith & Sons
Plaster portrait after a Greek bust.
J Giusti & Co
J Giusti & Co
Gelatine mould of Greek portrait
Mould made of gelatine used to produce plaster copies of a Greek portrait.
J Giusti & Co
Sainte Fortunade reliquary bust
Plaster reproduction of reliquary bust from the church of Saint Martial in Correze, France.
J Giusti & Co
Plaster mould, likely after the 'Young Octavian' portrait of emperor Augustus in the Vatican Museums.
J Giusti & Co
J Giusti & Co
Plaster copy after the left eye of Michelangelo's David.
J Giusti & Co
Plaster cast of a left hand.
J Giusti & Co
J Giusti & Co
J Giusti & Co
Plaster bust of a child after a late 15th century orginal executed in terracotta by Andrea della Robbia.
J Giusti & Co
J Giusti & Co
Bust of young man in armour (Version 1)
J Giusti & Co
Plaster bust of a shepherd.
J Giusti & Co
J Giusti & Co
The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection
Collection of items related to the Glasgow based firm J. Giusti & Co. which specialized in the production of plaster figures, mould making, statuary repair, and other plaster work. The collection is primarily composed of plaster busts and portraits, six moulds, and two medals. The casts and moulds are formed after a range of sculptural styles including ancient Greek and Roman, French Gothic, Italian Renaissance, and 19th century anatomical studies.
The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection highlights mould making and casting processes that were used to produce objects for retail and to repair existing plaster casts. Records from The Glasgow School of Art document purchases and repairs from J. Giusti & Co. from as early as 1890, and casts related to those in the collection were widely used as teaching and learning tools at the GSA through at least mid-20th century.
As most of the items in the collection were used in commercial casting processes, very few items have a plain white, white washed, or decoratively painted surface that are often observed in plaster cast collections. Many of the plaster casts and all of the plaster moulds are widely covered with uneven layers of shellac that appear yellow, red, or brown. Shellac was applied as a sealant and resist agent to prevent existing plaster elements from sticking to fresh plaster elements during the casting process.
In addition to the plaster casts and plaster moulds, several items provide further insights into the material processes employed by J. Giusti & Co. Two medals (likely bronze) showcase the company's involvement with mould making for metal casting, and a gelatine mould is a surviving example of a traditional process used to produce detailed casts in small quantities.
Proudfoot, Alexander
Plaster bust of 'brontolone' (grumpy old man) after Luca della Robbia.
J Giusti & Co
Unidentified female portrait (Version 1)
J Giusti & Co
Unidentified female death mask
Plaster copy of a death mask of an unknown woman.
Charles Smith & Sons
J Giusti & Co
J Giusti & Co
J Giusti & Co