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\nThis image released by the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore on Thursday, May 23, 2024, shows a terracotta portrait of Florence landmark cathedral\u2019s architect Filippo Brunelleschi dating back to the early Renaissance, which was recently found among the furnishings of an historic residence near the Tuscan capital.
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A previously unknown terracotta bust of the famed early Renaissance architect who designed the Florence Cathedral dome was unveiled on May 23 in the Tuscan capital, where it will be displayed permanently following restoration. <\/p>\n

The Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore, the entity charged with preserving the landmark cathedral and operating its museum, called the discovery after nearly 700 years of the terracotta bust depicting Filippo Brunelleschi \u201cexceptional.\u201d <\/p>\n

It cited both the artistic value and the rarity of depictions of the renowned architect around or after the time of his death in 1446. <\/p>\n

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\nBrunelleschi\u2019s Dome and Giotto\u2019s Campanile of the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower are pictured from a panoramic point of Florence, in Tuscany, Italy. File
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Art historians Giancarlo Gentilini and Alfredo Bellandi identified the sculpture as a model by Andrea di Lazzaro Cavalcanti for the marble bust of Brunelleschi in the memorial monument in the Florence Cathedral. <\/p>\n

Mr. Bellandi praised the work\u2019s \u201cexpressive naturalism of great intensity.\u201d <\/p>\n

Cavalcanti, Brunelleschi\u2019s adopted son and heir, sculpted the life-like bust from a nearly solid block of clay in early 1447, before completing the monument later that year, experts said. <\/p>\n

The terracotta model was likely stored in the sculptor’s workshop for study for a period, while the state of preservation indicates it was long preserved before it \u201clater fell into oblivion,” the cathedral’s custodian entity said. <\/p>\n

The Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore purchased the terracotta bust for 300,000 euros (around $324,000). It will be exhibited in the Museo dell\u2019Opera del Duomo near the cathedral after restoration work on scratches and to remove a chalky residue and traces of paint.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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