Tag: sculpture

Maternité (c.1916)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Maternité (Madame Renoir and Son) c.1916 Terra cotta, 51.1 x 24.8 x 32.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Renoir‘s wife Aline had always been among his favorite models. Her fresh, full face and figure appeared in…

Claude ‘Coco’ Renoir (1908)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Claude ‘Coco’ Renoir 1908 Bronze, 26.4 x 20.4 x 19.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Renoir, Claude (1901-1969)

Naiade (1815-1823)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Naiade (Naiad) model 1815–1817, carved 1820–1823 Marble, 80 x 190 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Compare: Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Naiade 1819–1824 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York    

Naiade (1819-1824)

Canova, Antonio & studio (1757-1822) Naiade (Reclining Naiad) 1819–1824 Carrara marble, 88.9 × 190.5 × 82.6 cm, 1160.3 kg Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This is a variant of the Reclining Venus with Cupid, now in Buckingham Palace, which was…

Perseo con la testa della Medusa (1804-1806)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Perseo con la testa della Medusa (Perseus with the Head of Medusa) 1804–1806 Marble, 242.6 x 191.8 x 102.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York When Countess Valeria Tarnowska first met the sculptor Antonio Canova, on December…

Testa di Paride (c.1819)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) & Workshop Testa di Paride (Head of Paris) c.1819 Marble, h. 66 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Compare: Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Busto di Paride 1809 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago