IPPOLITA'S MILANO GALLERIA LEGEND

AN INSTALLATION OF IPPOLITA'S PERSONAL COLLECTION OF OBJECTS, RELIQUARY, MOMENTO MORI AND ART. A CABINET OF CURIOSITIES FILLED WITH LIFE LONG GATHERED TREASURE BOTH FOUND AND MADE.

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<strong>#1</strong> Maurizio Pettini, Untitled, Mixed media.
<strong>#2</strong> Neapolitan Ex Voto. Sterling silver.
<strong>#3</strong> Finger sculpture, 2007. Travertine.
<strong>#3</strong> Finger sculpture, 2007. Travertine.
<strong>#5</strong> Daniele Zenari, Study for Velasquez's Las Meninas, 1988. Oil on canvas.
<strong>#6</strong> Bowl. Brass.
<strong>#7</strong> Anna Corcione, Benino, 2010.
<strong>#7</strong> Anna Corcione, Benino, 2010.
<strong>#9</strong> Reliquary, circa 2012. Glass, 18K gold.
<strong>#10</strong> Reliquary Bone, circa 2012. Glass.
<strong>#11</strong> Lilla Tabasso, Bone Necklace. Glass.
<strong>#11</strong> Lilla Tabasso, Bone Necklace. Glass.
<strong>#13</strong> Reliquary Bones, circa 2012. Glass.
<strong>#14</strong> Jake Ingram, Man Reclining, 2018. Embroidery on cotton doily.
<strong>#15</strong> Figurines, 2007. Bronze.
<strong>#15</strong> Figurines, 2007. Bronze.
<strong>#17</strong> Petrified wood sticks.
<strong>#18</strong> Figurines, 2007. Bronze.
<strong>#19</strong> Brass hand.
<strong>#19</strong> Brass hand.
<strong>#21</strong> Collar, 2000. Sterling silver.
<strong>#22</strong> Mirrored Glass Heart. Hand-blown glass.
<strong>#23</strong> Pillow necklace. 18K gold.
<strong>#23</strong> Pillow necklace. 18K gold.
<strong>#25</strong> SENO bead, 19th century. Bohemian glass recovered in Africa.
<strong>#26</strong> Kingman Turquoise necklace from Arizona.
<strong>#27</strong> Steve Shaheen, Bone. Marble.
<strong>#27</strong> Steve Shaheen, Bone. Marble.
<strong>#29</strong> Djilas Gomez, The Pride, 2020. White pencil and 18K gold leaf on cardboard.
<strong>#30</strong> Untitled sculpture. Black marble.
<strong>#31</strong> Chinese Hair Pin. Gold, Silver, kingfisher feathers.
<strong>#31</strong> Chinese Hair Pin. Gold, Silver, kingfisher feathers.
<strong>#33</strong> Torso, 2007. Travertine.
<strong>#34</strong> English Tie Pin in the shape of a hand. Coral and 18K gold.
<strong>#35</strong> Door maquette. Brass.
<strong>#35</strong> Door maquette. Brass.
<strong>#37</strong> Hannah's belly button, 1998. Sterling silver.
<strong>#38</strong> Nose of Michelangelo's David. Terracotta.
<strong>#39</strong> Figurines, 2007. Bronze.
<strong>#39</strong> Figurines, 2007. Bronze.
<strong>#41</strong> Elizabeth Turk, Bellybutton #8, 2001-4. Marble.
<strong>#42</strong> Lee Hale, Bird Feet Candlesticks, 2009. Bronze.
<strong>#43</strong> Breast Broach. Wood and brass.
<strong>#43</strong> Breast Broach. Wood and brass.
<strong>#45</strong> Ostrich Egg.
<strong>#46</strong> Door handle prototypes, 2005. Bronze.
<strong>#47</strong> Pablo Picasso, Le Cocu Magnifique, 1968. Etching.
<strong>#47</strong> Pablo Picasso, Le Cocu Magnifique, 1968. Etching.
<strong>#49 </strong> <p> a) Bruno Martinazzi, Goldfinger Cuff, circa 1969. 18K yellow and white gold. </p> <p> b) IPPOLITA Body Imprint Cuff, circa 1995. 18K gold and leather. </p> <p> c) David Bielander, Wellpappe, 2019. 18K gold. </p> <p> d) Pol Bury, Kinetic Ring, 1960s. 18K gold. </p>
<strong>#50</strong> Taxidermy Animal Eyes. Glass.
<strong>#51</strong> Maurizio Pettini, Memory Box. Metal box and ancient Sicilian urn fragment, terracotta.
<strong>#51</strong> Maurizio Pettini, Memory Box. Metal box and ancient Sicilian urn fragment, terracotta.
<strong>#53</strong> 6 Neapolitan Creche Figurine Heads. Terracotta.
<strong>#54</strong> Gil Gilbert, Portrait of Ippolita, 1987.
<strong>#55</strong> Maya Gilbert, Lady, 2000. Terracotta.
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<strong>#56</strong> Anna Stump, After Rembrandt. Oil on canvas.
<strong>#57</strong> Antique French Reliquary.
<strong>#58</strong> Wave sculpture, 2017. Travertine.
<strong>#58</strong> Wave sculpture, 2017. Travertine.
<strong>#60</strong> Bust figurine. Granite.
<strong>#61</strong> Foot sculpture, 2017. Travertine.
<strong>#62</strong> Horn collar.
<strong>#62</strong> Horn collar.
<strong>#64</strong> African Body Mask. Wood.
<strong>#65</strong> Face sculpture, 2007. Travertine.
<strong>#66</strong> Reliquary Bone. Glass.
<strong>#66</strong> Reliquary Bone. Glass.
<strong>#68</strong> John Alexander, Crane, oil paint on NYC Metrocard.
<strong>#69</strong> Nancy Lorenz, Moon Gold Pour on Mirror, 2011. Moongold, aquaresin and clay on mirror.
<strong>#70</strong> South American Rosary. Gold and silver.
<strong>#70</strong> South American Rosary. Gold and silver.
<strong>#72</strong> Ex Voto Eye from Naples. Silver.
<strong>#73</strong> Ivory Bangle.
<strong>#74</strong> Chinese Bangle. Bamboo and sterling silver. Hong Kong.
<strong>#74</strong> Chinese Bangle. Bamboo and sterling silver. Hong Kong.
<strong>#76</strong> Hands of Religious Figurines. Wood.
<strong>#77</strong> Slang Gank Pansuay, Drawing, 2011. Pencil and gouache.
<strong>#78</strong> Antique Reliquaries from Naples.
<strong>#78</strong> Antique Reliquaries from Naples.
<strong>#80</strong> Victorian necklace, 19th century. Jet.
<strong>#81</strong> South American Religious Portrait Pins. Gold, paint.
<strong>#82</strong> South American Religious Portrait Pins. Gold, paint.
<strong>#82</strong> South American Religious Portrait Pins. Gold, paint.
<strong>#84</strong> Victorian Mourning Pin. Gold, silver, enamel, human hair.
<strong>#85</strong> African Horn.
<strong>#86</strong> Old Lira in silver frame.
<strong>#86</strong> Old Lira in silver frame.
<strong>#88</strong> Ippolita and Ilaria in Italy, circa 1965. Photograph.
<strong>#89</strong> Dina Brodsky, Gone, 2013. Oil on Plexiglas.
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<strong>#90</strong> Luciano Regoli, Replica of Manet's Olympia, 1988. Il Museo dei Musei, Palazzo Strozzi, Florence.
<strong>#91</strong> Ippolita, Pearl Necklace, Ostrich eggs, brass, circa 2005.
<strong>#92</strong> Ippolita, Body Imprints and gold necklace, sterling silver and 18K gold.
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