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Plaster cast
Goujon, Jean, born 1505 - died 1572 - Enlarge image
Plaster cast
- Place of origin:
France (sculpted)
- Date:
1547-1549 (sculpted)
ca. 1882 (cast) - Artist/Maker:
Goujon, Jean, born 1505 - died 1572 (after, sculptor)
- Materials and Techniques:
Plaster cast
- Museum number:
REPRO.1882-5
- Gallery location:
Sculpture, room 46a, case EWAL, shelf C
Physical description
Plaster cast of one of nine reliefs, in stone, of water nymphs and putti from the Fontaine des Innocents, Paris.
Place of Origin
France (sculpted)
Date
1547-1549 (sculpted)
ca. 1882 (cast)
Artist/maker
Goujon, Jean, born 1505 - died 1572 (after, sculptor)
Materials and Techniques
Plaster cast
Dimensions
Height: 229 cm, Width: 61.5 cm
Object history note
Purchased from the Museé du Moulage, Paris in 1882 (amount unrecorded)
Historical context note
There are in total nine casts of reliefs: 1864-106 to 108 and 1882-4 to 9. Originally placed against a wall, the fountain was moved in 1787 into the Marché des Innocents, and additional reliefs executed by Augustin Pajou (1730-1809). The original panels are now in the Musée du Louvre.
Descriptive line
Plaster cast of relief of water nymphs and putti from the Fontaine des Innocents, Paris, Jean Goujon, 1547-49, cast ca. 1882
Subjects depicted
Putti; Nymphs
Categories
Sculpture
Collection code
SCP
