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Titolo dell'opera:
Jenner
Acquisizione:
Donato al Municipio di Genova dagli eredi Montever - donazione
Autore:
Monteverde, Giulio
Object Type:
sculpture
Epoca:
1878 - 1878 - XIX
Inventario:
GAM0195
Misure:
Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 135; Larghezza: 103; Profondità: 92
Tecnica:
scultura in gesso
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Descrizione:
The plaster statue “Jenner” is inspired by the figure of Edward Jenner, the doctor who first experimented with the vaccine technique to combat smallpox in 1796. It was presented in 1873 at the Universal Exhibition in Vienna, where it won the gold medal. The statue depicts a doctor sitting down to vaccinate a child.
