Tag: sculpture

Statue dite “Bacchus Richelieu” (1793)

Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Statue dite “Bacchus Richelieu” (The so-called “Bacchus Richelieu”) 1793 Charcoal with stumping slightly accented with black chalk, 70 × 53 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Ingres‘s early academic training in Toulouse is reflected in this…

Femme de la Martinique (1889)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Femme de la Martinique (Woman of Martinique) 1889 Painted clay, textile, paper, wooden base, 19.7 × 11.1 × 7 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton This sculpture reveals an array of references to non‑Western cultures that the artist…

La Laveuse (1917)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La Laveuse (Washerwoman) 1917 Bronze, 122.6 x 54.6 x 127 cm Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo Renoir conceived Washerwoman as one of a pair of figures. The other, never completed, would have been a blacksmith. The figures were…

Madonna col Bambino (s.d.)

Brunelleschi, Filippo (1377-1446) Madonna col Bambino (Madonna and Child) s.d. Polychromed terracotta, 79 × 72.7 × 22.5 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Attributed to Filippo Brunelleschi.

Tête de Victor Hugo (c.1883)

Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) Tête de Victor Hugo (Head of Victor Hugo) c.1883 Bronze, 32 x 20 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff See also: • Hugo, Victor (1802-1885)

Henriette I (1925)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Henriette I 1925, cast 1965 Bronze with brown patina, 28.6 x 19.5 x 25.3 cm Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon Compare:  Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Henriette II 1927 Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon     Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Henriette III 1929 National Museum Wales, Cardiff  …

Henriette III (1929)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Henriette III 1929 Bronze with black patina, 40.1 x 21.3 x 27 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff Compare: Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Henriette I 1925, cast 1965 Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon     Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Henriette II 1927 Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon    …

Henriette II (1927)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Henriette II 1927 Bronze with black patina on marble base, 32.5 x 22.1 x 29.2 cm Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon Compare: Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Henriette I 1925, cast 1965 Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon     Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Henriette III 1929 National Museum…

Samson and Delilah (c.1609-1610)

Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Samson and Delilah c.1609–1610 Oil on wood, 185 × 205 cm National Gallery, London Peter Paul Rubens’s Samson and Delilah portrays a tragedy of love and betrayal. According to the Old Testament, Samson, a Jewish hero blessed…