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Front Elevation for a Monument to the Unknown Soldier

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Front Elevation for a Monument to the Unknown Soldier
ArtistAntonio Sciortino
Year1917
Mediumwatercolour and gouache
Dimensions64.5 cm × 220.5 cm (25.4 in × 86.8 in)
LocationMUŻA, Valletta, Malta

Front Elevation for a Monument to the Unknown Soldier is a painting by Antonio Sciortino, from 1917.

Description

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The painting is a watercolour and gouache with dimensions of 64.5 x 220.5 centimeters. It is in the collection of MUŻA in Valletta, Malta.[1]

Analysis

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The drawing is for a proposed monument in London.

References

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  1. ^ "Front Elevation for a Monument to the Unknown Soldier". www.europeana.eu.

Sources

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  • Dennis Vella, ed. (2000). Antonio Sciortino: Monuments and Public Sculpture. National Museum of Fine Arts. ISBN 978-99932-11-02-0.
  • Antonio Sciortino, 1879–1947. C. Busuttil. 1997.
  • Giuseppe Schembri Bonaci; Sarah Moulden; Marjorie Trusted (2012). Antonio Sciortino and the British Academy of Arts in Rome. Horizons. ISBN 978-99957-38-10-5.