« Une teste de cire anatomique »

This study traces the life of Gaetano Giulio Zumbo (1656 ?-1701), the Sicilian wax sculptor and modeller who died in Paris on 22 December 1701, barely a year after his arrival in the French capital. Why did Zumbo travel to Paris, what networks enabled him to be received at court, to obtain a royal p...

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Main Author: Elena Taddia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles 2016-09-01
Series:Bulletin du Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/crcv/13864