Head of Jupiter

Filippo Rega

early 19th century · Onyx · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Head of Jupiter — Filippo Rega

Filippo Rega, son of an antiques dealer in Naples who sent him to Rome to study with the Pichlers (see 39.22.42, .45, .46) returned to Naples and settled there. This monumental, rounded head emerges from subtly graduated, cloudlike mauve hues.

Artist
Filippo Rega
Date
early 19th century
Medium
Onyx
Culture
Italian, Naples
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Credit line
The Milton Weil Collection, 1940
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