Publication

2010 - Editions de Penthes, Pregny-Geneva, Switzerland

Language

English

Word Count

60,000 words, Guess

Page Count

240 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCNB853.C3 P54 2010

Description

"Genius Has No Sex" The Sculpture of Marcello (1836-1879) traces the life and sculptural production of Adele d'Affry, the Duchess Castiglione Colonna, best known under the pseudonym Marcello. Although she was born in Switzerland and kept a studio in Fribourg, she spent many years sculpting in France, Italy and Spain, and her works were frequently shown in exhibitions throughout Western Europe. This books presents the history of an artist of great renown and consequence during the second half of the nineteenth century, and it is the first full-scale, academic study of her work in English. --From back cover.

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People

Adèle d'Affry Castiglione-Colonna duchessa di (1836-1879)

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