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Trumpeters and Young Girls Dancing - after original in the Florentine Cathedral

Collection: Houston Public Library (HPL)

Plaster

Location:
Houston Public Library Central Branch - Julia Ideson, Trumpeters and Young Girls..., n.d.
550 McKinney St.
1st Floor - Norma Meldrum Room
Houston, TX 77002

About the Artwork:
Trumpeters and Young Girls Dancing - after original in the Florentine Cathedral (n.d.) 
by unknown 

A relief is when a sculpture remains attached to a solid background of the same material. This piece is considered a bas-relief, a sculpture made by carving a design that slightly rises from its material. Also, this is a plaster relief, a copy of one of 10 marble panels that illustrate Psalm 150 from the Christian Bible, originally carved by the Florentine sculptor Luca della Robbia from 1431-1438. The original panels are part of the balcony of the Cantoria of the Florentine Cathedral in Florence, Italy. This piece could have been made by filling a mold or cast of the original work with liquid plaster, which is a mixture of lime, gypsum, sand, and water, and set to harden, shown by the fact that this piece is larger than the original by a few inches. The relief captures the part of the scripture that goes: “Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, […] praise him with timbrel and dancing…” At the bottom of the relief is a brass plaque that states: “IN MEMORY OF CACILIE SCHNITZER.” Why do you think this was dedicated to someone?  
 
Trompetistas y jovencitas bailando - según el original de la Catedral de Florencia (s.f.) 
por desconocido  

Un relieve es cuando una escultura permanece adherida a un fondo sólido del mismo material. Esta obra se considera un bajorrelieve, una escultura realizada tallando un diseño que sobresale ligeramente de su material. Además, esto es un relieve de yeso, una copia de uno de los 10 paneles de mármol que ilustran el Salmo 150 de la Biblia cristiana, originalmente tallado por el escultor florentino Luca della Robbia entre 1431 y 1438. Los paneles originales forman parte del balcón de la Cantoria de la Catedral Florentina en Florencia, Italia. Esta obra podría haber sido hecha por rellenando un molde o vaciado de la obra original con yeso líquido, que es una mezcla de cal, yeso, arena y agua, y dejándolo endurecer, como lo demuestra por el hecho de que esta pieza es más grande que la original por unas pulgadas. El relieve captura la parte de la escritura que dice: “Alábalo con sonido de trompeta, […] Alábalo con panderos y danzas…” En la parte inferior del relieve hay una placa de bronce que dice: “EN MEMORIA DE CACILIE SCHNITZER.” ¿Por qué crees que esto fue dedicado a alguien?