Bartolomé Esteban Murillo & the 9820 Murillo Asteroid - San Diego, CA
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N 32° 43.908 W 117° 08.920
11S E 486070 N 3621564
This sculpture is located in the courtyard of the Casa de Prado in San Diego's Balboa Park.
Waymark Code: WMR73A
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/19/2016
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A placard near the sculpture and its partners depicting other artists indicates that this was the plaster casting models for the statues that are now on the facade of the Museum of Art. See (
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The models seem to be be in excellent condition so it is unclear whether this is an original despite the language on the placard that seems to suggest that it is.
The artist is Furio Piccirilli and it is dated 1924.
The piece depicts Bartolomé Esteban Murillo as a middle-aged man with long hair, wearing long robes with one hand tucked in his wide sleeve at breast lever while the other holds a palette.
Wikipedia (
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"Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (born late December 1617, baptized January 1, 1618 – April 3, 1682) was a Spanish Baroque painter. Although he is best known for his religious works, Murillo also produced a considerable number of paintings of contemporary women and children. These lively, realist portraits of flower girls, street urchins, and beggars constitute an extensive and appealing record of the everyday life of his times."
Wikipedia does not have an article for this asteroid but it is included on a list of minor planets (
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"9829 Murillo 1973 SJ1 September 19, 1973 Palomar C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld, T. Gehrels" and this website (
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