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Luigi Bienaimé

Luigi Bienaimé was an Italian sculptor (1795–1878). He was born at Carrara and died at Florence.

Also recorded as Luigi Bienaime; Bienaimi.

Luigi Bienaimé in brief

Born
1795
Died
1878
Known for
sculptor
Place of birth
Carrara
Contents

Catalogued works

4 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Zephir, held by Galleria d'arte moderna. Venus, held by Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Roma. Mercury, held by Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Roma. The Young St. John the Baptist, dated 1836, marble, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 30.143.1.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Roma: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Galleria d'arte moderna: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Bienaimé, Luigi, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Bienaimé, Luigi, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Lemarechal, Bienaimé, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Bienaimé, A., Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Bonnassieux, Jean-Marie-Bienaimé, Oxford Art Online, 2003.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in VIAF (79386086). Those registers additionally record the forms Luigi Bienaimé, 1795-1878, Luigi Bienaimé, italienischer Bildhauer, Luigi Bienaimé, Neoclassical sculptor, Luigi Bienaimé, sculpteur italien, Luigi Bienaimé, beeldhouwer uit Koninkrijk Italië (1795-1878) and Luigi Bienaimé, Italian neoclassical sculptor of Belgian descent.

Digitised editions and texts

1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.

The Young St. John the Baptist (1836) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 7 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Membership is recorded of Accademia delle Arti del Disegno.

Works named in the authority record are Mercury, Venus and Zephir.

Work by Luigi Bienaimé is recorded in the collections of Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Roma and Galleria d'arte moderna.

Chronology

  1. 1795Luigi Bienaimé born at Carrara.
  2. 1836The Young St. John the Baptist (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  3. 1836The Young St. John the Baptist digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1878Luigi Bienaimé died at Florence.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Bienaimé, Luigi, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Bienaimé, Luigi, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Luigi Bienaimé as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  4. 4.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Luigi Bienaimé (2 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  5. 5.

    VIAF cluster 79386086 for Luigi Bienaimé, aggregating national library name authorities.

    authority file · Unverified · OCLC

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  6. 6.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1876106: Luigi Bienaimé

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  7. 7.

    “Luigi Bienaimé”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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