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Venus de Medici with a dolphin

Statuette
1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Norest, Jean (sculptor)
Place of origin
Paris (made)

This statuette is a reduced copy of the Venus de' Medici, a Graeco-Roman marble statue in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, known since 1584. It differs from the original in several minor points. It stands on a circular pedestal which is fitted with two simply moulded ivory rings forming a base and a cornice. The statuette is made by Jean-Pascal François Norest in Paris in 1855.


Object details

Categories
Sculpture
SCRAN
Object type
Statuette
TitleVenus de Medici with a dolphin (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Carved ivory on ivory and ebony socle
Ivory
Ebony
Carved
Brief description
Statuette, ivory, of the Venus de Medici with a dolphin, by Jean-Pascal François Norest, France (Paris), 1855
Physical description
Venus stands against a tree trunk with a dolphin.
Dimensions
  • Statuette height: 16cm
  • Whole height: 26.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Jn (F) Norest sc. 1855 Paris' (on the socle)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr Henry Vaughan
Object history
Bequeathed by Henry Vaughan (1809-1899), formerly of 28 Cumberland Terrace, London, along with Mus. No. 976-1900. in 1900.
Historical context
A reduced copy of the marble statue in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence; on an ebony and ivory pedestal. The copy differs from the original in several minor points. The circular pedestal is fitted with two simply moulded ivory rings forming a base and a cornice
Subject depicted
Venus
Summary
This statuette is a reduced copy of the Venus de' Medici, a Graeco-Roman marble statue in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, known since 1584. It differs from the original in several minor points. It stands on a circular pedestal which is fitted with two simply moulded ivory rings forming a base and a cornice. The statuette is made by Jean-Pascal François Norest in Paris in 1855.
Bibliographic references
  • List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1900. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office. Wyman and Sons, 1903, p.150
  • Ivoires du Musée du Louvre. 1480-1850. Une collection inedited Chateau-Musée de Dieppe, 205, p.164
  • Longhurst, Margaret, H. Catalogue of Carvings in Ivory. II. London: The Board of Education, 1929, p.121
  • Trusted, Marjorie, Baroque & Later Ivories, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 2013, cat. no. 272, p. 280
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
975-1900

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Record createdOctober 26, 2004
Record URL
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