Sujet

Sculpture: "Chastity", by J. Durham, in the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1860. Creator: Smyth.

Légende

Sculpture: "Chastity", by J. Durham, in the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1860. '"Chastity" is here represented in a figure which, judging from the profile presented in the Engraving, has something Giottesque in the simple elegance of its outline and motive grace of its stately action, as it advances unabashed through a world of perils. The beautiful hands loosely joined before her, sustain a branch of lily - emblem of purity. The head, which is of classic form, is simply encircled with a fillet, with a bright star set in front. The drapery falls around in loose and easy folds, so displayed as just to show the onward motion without revealing the development of the outline of the figure. We remark with pleasure that this beautiful production has been selected by the prize committee of the Society for the Encouragement of the Fine Arts for the award of their prize medal in sculpture'. From "Illustrated London News", 1860.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM23B17_084

Model release

NA

Property release

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

42,7Mo (5,7Mo) / 25,5cm x 42,0cm / 3009 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

nature woman women woman people flower flowers plant plants arts statue statues sculpture art purity British color profile lily lilies Victorian century gallery Britain newspapers press print concept exhibition exhibit B&W full length stereotype full-length gender engraved engraving art gallery chastity Colour allegory 19th century lilium black & white black and white B W allegorical white and black allegorical figure nineteenth century The Print Collector artistic school Illustrated London News Royal Academy Royal Academy of Arts stereotyping ILN Joseph Durham newspaper Smyth art centre 19th-century Durham Joseph