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Bust of Diana

Bust of Diana

Artist/Maker (French, 1831–1900)
Date1882–92
MediumBronze with dark brown patination, marble base
DimensionsOverall: 17 5/16 × 14 × 12 in. (44 × 35.6 × 30.5 cm)
Height (with base): 23 1/4 in. (59.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of John N. Stern (OC 1939)
Object number1979.48
Status
Not on view
More Information
Falguière began his studies at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris under the tutelage of François Jouffroy, and won the coveted Prix de Rome in 1859. Celebrated for their graceful form and stylized naturalism, Falguière's sculptures display the conventional classicism of his teacher. The Bust of Diana was derived from the complete figure of Diana, which was exhibited in the Salon of 1882. Beginning in the 1920s, there was a new demand for sculpture suitable in size for the home. This requirement was remedied by the invention of a machine known as the pantograph: a needle traced the surface of the oringal work, and attached by a linkage system to a cutting stylus, a new model was carved in soft plaster whch could then be cast in bronze.
Exhibition History
Director's Choice: 19th Century European Paintings and Sculpture
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (November 9, 1986 - January 4, 1987 )
Figure to Non-Figurative: The Evolution of Modern Art in Europe and North America, 1830-1950
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 23, 2002 - June 9, 2003 )
Collections
  • European
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