Sculpture "La Toilette de Venus" (1855), artificial marble
Sculpture "La Toilette de Venus" (1855), artificial marble
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museum replica | artificial marble | patinated | polished | height 66 cm | weight 8 kg
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Sculpture "La Toilette de Venus" (1855), artificial marble
Original: Musée Chéret, Nice. Graceful sculptures like these established Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux's great popularity and were already highly sought after by collectors during his lifetime. Polymer ars mundi museum replica, cast by hand, patinated and polished. Height 66 cm, weight 8 kg.
About Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
1827-1875
He was considered a revolutionary innovative spirit and the best sculptor of his time: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux won the "Prix de Rome" at the age of 27 and knew how to inspire his audience like hardly anyone else. He regularly shocked major institutions, provoked with his works and performances, and yet was considered one of the most popular artists of the 2nd Empire.
His works, which is characterised by great anatomical and psychological reality while reflecting elements of the Rococo delicately and lyrically, soon became known to the imperial court at Versailles. Carpeaux thus became a teacher to the "Prince Imperial" and received important public commissions. He designed the bas-reliefs for the Pavillon de Flore in the Louvre. As a part of a sculptural group, he created "La Danse" for the façade of the Paris Opera.
Marble powder is polymer-bonded. Artificial marble is characterised by a fine white surface that appears very similar to marble.
A true-to-the-original reproduction of an artwork in the same size and with the best possible material and colour uniformity.
The mould is usually taken directly from the original so that the replication reproduces even the finest details. After casting the replication, using the most appropriate method, the surface is polished, patinated, gilded or painted according to the original.
A replication of ars mundi is a recognizable copy of the original.
A plastic work of sculptural art made of wood, stone, ivory, bronze or other metals.
While sculptures from wood, ivory or stone are made directly from the block of material, in bronze casting a working model is prepared at first. Usually, it is made of clay or other easily mouldable materials.
The prime time of sculpture after the Greek and Roman antiquity was the Renaissance. Impressionism gave a new impulse to the sculptural arts. Contemporary artists such as Jorg Immendorf, Andora, and Markus Lupertz also enriched sculptures with outstanding works.