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Madam De/Diana DePoitiers
Madam De/Diana DePoitiers

Madam De/Diana DePoitiers

Object NameSculpture
Artist Dana Zámečníková (Czech, b. 1945)
Made FromGlass, Metal, Gold Foil
Date2000
TechniquePrinted, painted, assembled
SizeOverall H: 98 cm, W: 84 cm, D: 14.3 cm; (bc) Glass Panes H: 84 cm, W: 69 cm
Accession Number2016.3.19
Credit LineGift of James R. and Maisie Houghton
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
CA+D Reopening 2020
Place Made
Czech Republic, Prague
Physical DescriptionSculpture, "Madam De/Diana DePoitiers". Paint and photo transfer on colorless sheet glass. Wall-hanging sculpture comprised of two sheets of decorated glass (bc) mounted on a metal shadow box lined with sheets of gold foil (a). Top glass sheet painted to show the outline of a human from the waist down and a black dress with the outline of a hand reaching forward. Several printed images applied to back glass sheet, including a landscape scene, the bust of a woman wearing a black headpiece, and a stone sculpture of a young man. Three holes drilled on each side of glass panels; panels are secured to metal shadowbox using threaded posts and washers.
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