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Plaster anatomical portrait showing muscle groups of the face and neck.
J Giusti & Co
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Plaster anatomical portrait showing muscle groups of the face and neck.
J Giusti & Co
Memorial plaque with raised bust of Eugene Bourdon
Proudfoot, Alexander
Plaster bust of a boy wearing an ornamented breastplate.
J Giusti & Co
Plaster bust of 'brontolone' (grumpy old man) after Luca della Robbia.
J Giusti & Co
Plaster bust of a child after a late 15th century orginal executed in terracotta by Andrea della Robbia.
J Giusti & 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
Plaster reproduction of an unidentified bust of an infant.
J Giusti & Co
Bust of John Morrison Groundwater
Bronze portrait bust on marble stand. On silver plate on plinth, "J.M. Groundwater Esq/Associated with the School of Art from 1873 to 1931/ Secretary and Treasurer 1908-1931".
Dawson, Archibald
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
Bronze portrait bust. On plinth: "Patrick Smith Dunn C.B.E/Govenor of the Glasgow School of Art 1893-1930/Chairman 1914-1930". Dunn was a Glasgow shipping agent.
Dick, Sir William Reid
Plaster bust after an original by Mino da Fiesole.
D Brucciani & Co
Plaster bust of a shepherd.
J Giusti & Co
Plaster bust of a young man in armour after a terracotta original from the 15th century sculpted by Antonio Pollaiuolo and held in the Bargello Museum, Florence.
J Giusti & Co
Chest containing collection of cast reliefs
Wooden chest with twelve small shallow drawers and two larger drawers. Contains collection of cast reliefs of portrait busts, religious scenes, ancient Greek/Roman scenes, military scenes, and architecture.
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Part of Plaster Casts
This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 15th June 2018.
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Part of Plaster Casts
This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 15th June 2018.
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Collection of brown stained round plaster cast reliefs. Mostly depicting portrait busts. Kept in eight shallow wooden drawers. Themes include: religious figures, military figures, ancient Greek and Roman figures, royalty, various historical figures, and commemorative scenes. Some include stamped titles on front, some scratched on back, some without any identification. Also includes paper timeline of ancient Roman rulers.
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Wooden framed plaster relief portrait of a bearded man in profile with brown glaze. Bottom left corner has initials "J.R." or "R.J" and indecipherable signature above left shoulder. This item was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014 and was conserved in 2018.
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Bronze portrait bust. Inscribed on plinth: Fra. H/ Newbery/ Director of the Glasgow School of Art/ 1885-1917.
Shannan, Archibald Macfarlane
Gelatine mould of Greek portrait
Mould made of gelatine used to produce plaster copies of a Greek portrait.
J Giusti & Co
Plaster portrait after a Greek bust.
J Giusti & Co
Portrait head of the artist's sister, Mamie.
Biggar, Helen Manson
Marble panel of woman in relief looking in a mirror
Part of Plaster Casts
Carved relief of woman sitting looking into mirror. Possible a GSA student piece.
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J Giusti & Co
Mould of unidentfied female bust
Plaster mould of an unidentified female bust.
J Giusti & Co
Plaster mould, likely after the 'Young Octavian' portrait of emperor Augustus in the Vatican Museums.
J Giusti & Co
Photograph of a sculpture (front)
Black and white photograph of a bronze male head sculpture sitting on a box. Male figure has a chin strap beard and prominent nose. Says ""Jack Dalziel" - by Helen Biggar - c. 1939" written in blue pen with "92B" circled verso. Jack Dalziel (real name "John") was likely a friend of Helen's.
Biggar, Helen Manson
Photograph of a sculpture (side)
Black and white photograph of a bronze male head sculpture sitting on top of a box. Male figure has a chin strap beard and prominent nose.
Biggar, Helen Manson
Plaster cast of female head in profile, thought to be Anna Laurie. "Anna" or similar inscribed top right verso.
Laurie, John
Part of Plaster Casts
This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 23rd May 2014. Small statue of angel, original wings lost.
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Part of Plaster Casts
Angel figure in relief with mask at base. Possibly architectural fragment.
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Part of Plaster Casts
Original: Statue of a young nude male found at Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli c1730. Antinous (November 29, 111-October 30, 130) was a member of the entourage of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, to whom he was beloved. Original currently in the collection of The Capitoline, Rome, Italy.
Plaster cast of Apollo Sauroctonos (Lizard Slayer)
Part of Plaster Casts
This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 15th June 2018.
Original: This cast is of a 1st - 2nd century AD Roman marble copy of the Praxiteles original (Bronze, attributed by Pliny). It shows a nude adolescent male about to catch a lizard climbing up a tree. The left arm, the right hand and the lizard's head are modern restorations. It could indirectly refer to Apollo's fight against the serpent Python or, if the lizard is an attribute of the god, it could show Apollo in his purifying function, as a destroyer of plagues. Original currently in the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France.
Plaster cast of Archer of the Royal Guard
Part of Plaster Casts
Brickwork sculpture of Persian Royal bodyguard carrying quiver on back. Original: Persian glazed frieze from the Palace of Darius I in Susa, 521-486 BC. Original currently in the collection of the Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germany.
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Part of Plaster Casts
Original: Roman copy (2nd century bc) of a Greek original (c325 bc); currently in the collection of the Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome.
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Plaster cast of Augustus of Primaporta
Part of Plaster Casts
This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 15th June 2018.
Original: Statue of Augustus Caesar which was discovered on April 20, 1863, in the Villa of Livia at Prima Porta, near Rome. Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (23 Sep 63BC-19 Aug AD14) was the first ruler of the Roman Empire, which he ruled alone from January 27BC until his death in AD14. Original currently in the collection of the Braccio Nuovo of the Vatican, Rome, Italy.
Plaster cast of Berlin Adorante
Part of Plaster Casts
This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 23rd May 2014.
Original: Also know as 'Youth Supplian' or 'Praying Boy'.
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast Archbishop holding Staff, gothic style.
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Plaster cast of Borghese Warrior
Part of Plaster Casts
Original: Also known as: Discobolus, Fighting Gladiator, Hector, Heros Combattant, Borghese Gladiator. Particularly admired for its truthful rendering of anatomy. A Hellenistic sculpture actually portraying a swordsman, created at Ephesus about 100 BCE. Listed in first catalogue of casts as Greek, in the Louvre and was bought from Brucciani. Original currently in the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France.
Photographed in GSA in 1915.
Plaster cast of Borghese Warrior
Part of Plaster Casts
This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 15th June 2018.
Original: Also known as: Discobolus, Fighting Gladiator, Hector, Heros Combattant, Borghese Gladiator. Particularly admired for its truthful rendering of anatomy. A Hellenistic sculpture actually portraying a swordsman, created at Ephesus about 100 BCE. Listed in first catalogue of casts as Greek, in the Louvre and was bought from Brucciani. Original currently in the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France.
Plaster cast of Boy of Subiaco
Part of Plaster Casts
This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 15th June 2018.
Original: From the group of Niobe and her children at the Galleria Uffizi, Florence, Italy, originally found in Rome in 1583. Niobe boasted about her 14 children (the Niobids) to Leto, mother to only Artemis and Apollo. Leto demanded her children take revenge upon Niobe's hubris. Using arrows, Artemis killed Niobe's daughters and Apollo killed Niobe's sons. This cast shows one son cowering from the onslaught.
Plaster cast of bust wearing turban
Part of Plaster Casts
Bust of man wearing turban with elaborate necklace.
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Plaster cast of Canephora (Kanephoros)
Part of Plaster Casts
This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 15th June 2018.
Original: Canephora was an honorific office given to unmarried young women in ancient Greece which involved the privilege of leading the procession to sacrifice at festivals.Translated as: "Basket Bearer". Original currently in the collection of the British Museum, London, UK.
Plaster cast of capital with monk
Part of Plaster Casts
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Plaster cast of Charioteer of Delphi
Part of Plaster Casts
This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 15th June 2018.
Original: The life-size bronze statue of a chariot driver was found in 1896 at the Sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi and is also known as Heniokhos, the rein-holder. The statue was erected at Delphi in 474BC, to commemorate the victory of a chariot team in the Pythean Games, which were held at Delphi every four years in honor of Pythean Apollo. Original currently in the collection of the Delphi Archaeological Museum, Greece.
Plaster cast of cherub roundel with wings
Part of Plaster Casts
Head of Cherub with wings in relief in circular panel.
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Plaster cast of cherub with dolphin
Part of Plaster Casts
Original: Andrea Verrocchio. Currently in the National Museum of Bargello, Florence, Italy.
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