(Bergamo 1908–1991 Rome)
Testa di Papa Giovanni XXIII, (Head of Pope John XXIII), 1963, bronze with golden patina, unique variant, stamped with signature and the foundry mark Manzù NFMM, no. 3 of 8, on wooden base, cm 29.2 x 47 cm

Photo certificate of the artist, dated 11.07.1978

We are grateful to Giulia Manzù who kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.

Provenance:
M. Tasende, Tasende Arte Contemporáneo, Acapulco
Private Collection, Toronto (since 1978)
European Private Collection

Exhibited:
Philadelphia, Exhibition of Liturgical Arts, 41st International Eucharistic Congress, Philadelphia Civic Center 29 July - 8 August 1976, exh. cat. page 67
F. Buranelli, Giacomo Manzù e la Collezione d’Arte Religiosa Moderna dei Musei Vaticani, in: Manzù. L’Uomo e l’Artista, exh. cat. Palazzo Venezia, Rome, 2002, pages 33–36, fig. 2 and 3

Literature:
M. de Micheli, Manzù, Edit. Fratelli Fabbri Editori, 1971
L. Velani, Manzù, Milan, 1988, page 88, cat. 53
C. B. Pepper, An artist and the Pope. Based upon personal recollections of Giacomo Manzù, London, 1969

Photo certificate of the artist, dated 11.07.1978

We are grateful to Giulia Manzù who kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.

Provenance:
The artist Jose
José M. Tasende, Tasende Arte Contemporáneo, Acapulco
Private Collection, Toronto (since 1978)
European Private Collection

Exhibited:
Philadelphia, Exhibition of Liturgical Arts, 41st International Eucharistic Congress, Philadelphia Civic Center 29 July - 8 August 1976, exh. cat. page 67
F. Buranelli, Giacomo Manzù e la Collezione d’Arte Religiosa Moderna dei Musei Vaticani, in: Manzù. L’Uomo e l’Artista, exh. cat. Palazzo Venezia, Rome, 2002, pages 33–36, fig. 2 and 3

Literature:
M. de Micheli, Manzù, Edit. Fratelli Fabbri Editori, 1971
L. Velani, Manzù, Milan, 1988, page 88, cat. 53
C. B. Pepper, An artist and the Pope. Based upon personal recollections of Giacomo Manzù, London, 1969