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Biblical Ruth
Biblical Ruth
Biblical Ruth
Biblical Ruth
Biblical Ruth
Biblical Ruth

Image credit: Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

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A figure of Ruth, kneeling with sheaths of corn in her arm and beside her. The sculpture is mounted on a hexagonal plinth. The autograph version of the subject is well known to be by Giovanni Maria Benzoni, the presumed father of Giovanni Battista Benzoni.

Todmorden Town Hall

Todmorden

Title

Biblical Ruth

Date

1878

Medium

marble

Measurements

H 99 x W 60 x D 60 cm;
Plinth: H 100 x W 75 x D 75 cm

Accession number

1998.913

Acquisition method

donated

Work type

Sculpture

Signature/marks description

top of base: G. B. BENZONI. F. ROMA. A. 1878

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Normally on display at

Todmorden Town Hall

Burnley Road, Todmorden, West Yorkshire OL14 7BX England

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