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Venus Bathing, after Falconet's sculpture; maker: Etienne Maurice Falconet 1716–1791 sculptor, after, Churfuerstliche Porcellain Fabrique, Meissen manufacture, 1763/74–1814. Figurine of Venus: a young, naked woman with long hair parted and arranged in a crown; she stands in contrapposto by a fluted column cut at thigh height on a square plinth, slightly leaning forward, supporting with her hands the heavy fabric falling from her left thigh and down the back along the column; she takes a step, as if descending from a plinth onto a flat four-sided base. Porcelain figurine, Marcolini's period 1774–1814, 18th/19th century, Meissen, Saxony. Sculpture; height 25.4 cm, base width 10 cm, base length 12 cm., A square white ceramic object is shown lying on its side on a smooth gray surface against a gray background, with a concave hollow visible in the center and a rounded irregular opening inside the hollow, and a small white protruding piece visible on the right edge; the scene contains shades of white and several tones of gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A16_152

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (314.9Ko) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4499 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Venus Bathing Falconet's sculpture maker Etienne Maurice Falconet 1716–1791 sculptor Churfuerstliche Porcellain Fabrique Meissen manufacture 1763 74–1814 Figurine Venus young naked woman long hair parted arranged crown stands contrapposto fluted column cut thigh height square plinth slightly leaning forward supporting hands heavy fabric falling left thigh down back column takes step descending plinth flat four-sided base Porcelain figurine Marcolini's period 1774–1814 18th 19th century Meissen Saxony Sculpture height 25.4 cm base width 10 cm base length 12 cm square white ceramic object shown lying side smooth gray surface gray background concave hollow visible center rounded irregular opening inside hollow small white protruding piece visible right edge scene contains shades white several tones gray.