Charles VI

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Charles VI
3D Model

  • Type of object:clay / terracotta sculpture
  • Measurements (H/W/D):70 cm / 70 cm / 26 cm
  • Materials & Techniques:

  • Inscriptions & Markings:

    1728 / Baroque period

  • Date or Period:

    Klemenčič, M., Francesco Robba (1698–1757). Beneški kipar in arhitekt v baročni Ljubljani, 2013. Klemenčič, Matej, et al., editors. Barok v Sloveniji: Slikarstvo in kiparstvo. Narodna galerija Slovenije, 2025.

  • Maker:Robba, Francesco (1698 - 1757)
  • Subject:

    A bust of a male figure, emperor Charles VI.

  • Title:Charles VI
  • Distinguishing Features:

    The model is majorly damaged and overall in bad condition. It was broken into several pieces and has been put together. The head is detached from the torso. There are traces of fill-in material across the whole face and parts of the torso. The paint layer has degraded and is chipped on the nose, lips, parts of the hair and the torso (on the figure’s right side, on the edges and the lower part of the drapery). The sculpture is chipped on the lower centre of the drapery and on the edge of the drapery on the figure’s left side.

A terracotta bust of emperor Charles VI made in 1728 by the Baroque sculptor Francesco Robba (1698 – 1757). The bust depicts a male figure of an emperor, dressed in armour with undergarment visible around his neck. Across his chest is a neck chain of the Golden Fleece, i.e. a collar with an insignia in the form of a sheepskin. He is wrapped in a rich drapery hanging across his left shoulder and around his waist. He has voluminous curly hair falling down his left shoulder and part of his chest. The bust is broken into several pieces, the head is detached from the rest of the body. The sculpture was located on the facade of the Town Hall in Ljubljana. A marble bust of Charles VI from the City Museum in Ljubljana was made from the terracotta model.

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  • Object ID No.:

    NG P 548

  • Related Written Material:

  • Place of Origin/Discovery:

    The sculpture was located on the facade of the Town Hall in Ljubljana. It is currently located at the National Gallery of Slovenia.

  • Cross Reference to Related Objects:

    A marble bust of Charles VI from the City Museum in Ljubljana was made from the terracotta model.

  • Date Documented:

    2025-06-09