LACMA ACQUIRES BRONZE BUST, PAINTING.Byline: - Daily News A rare Renaissance bronze bust and a major painting by a Bolognese Bolognese a small (5-9 lb) bichon-type dog with a distinctive coat which is long and flocked without curls. master have been added to the Los Angeles County Museum Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, Calif. The original museum opened in 1913. Among its important patrons was William Randolph Hearst, whose enormous collection brought the museum major status among the country's art houses. of Art's permanent collection, officials said Monday. The works were acquired with funds donated by the Ahmanson Foundation and are on view in the Ahmanson Building. The bust, Ludovico Lombardo's Lucius Junius Brutus This article is about the founder of the Roman Republic. For other people with the cognomen "Brutus", see Brutus. Lucius Junius Brutus (or Lucius Iunius Brutus , has been known to experts only through photographs since 1898. The sculpture of the Roman consul
Also acquired was Ubaldo Gandolfi's painting ``Selene and Endymion,'' which depicts the encounter between the goddess and the prince disguised as a shepherd. It was commissioned in 1770 by one of the artist's patrons, Vincenzo Marescalchi, and remained in the family until recently. For more information, call (323) 857-6000 or visit www.lacma.org. |
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