Juno
Statuette
ca. 1730-1750 (made)
ca. 1730-1750 (made)
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This ivory statuette representing Juno is made by the South Netherlandish (Antwerp) artist Ambrosius Gallé in ca. 1730-50.
This playful, proto-rococo piece may have been commissioned for the Court at Munich, where Gallé was based after his return from Rome in 1729. Its flowing sinuous movement and sensual quality recall Baur's Orpheus and Eurydice (mus. no. A.49-1926).
This playful, proto-rococo piece may have been commissioned for the Court at Munich, where Gallé was based after his return from Rome in 1729. Its flowing sinuous movement and sensual quality recall Baur's Orpheus and Eurydice (mus. no. A.49-1926).
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Juno (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Ivory |
| Brief description | Statuette, ivory, Juno, by Ambrosius Gallé, South Netherlandish (probably exectued in Munich), ca. 1730-1750 |
| Physical description | Juno is represented as a chubby baby girl who stands seminude with her right foot advanced, and her left arm upraised. She holds a swathe of drapery aloft with her left hand and the hilt of a sceptreor mirror (partly missing), with her right. The pupils of her eyes are drilled. Her hair and left wrist are adorned with pearls and she wears a diadem. A peacock stands beside her on her right. Incised on the edge of the rockwork base: 'AMBROSIUS GALLE INVENIT FÉCIT'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'AMBROSIUS GALLE INVENIT FÉCIT' (On the integral base inscribed around the front.) |
| Gallery label | JUNO
South Netherlandish, 18th century
Ivory
Signed by Ambrosius (1700-1750)
(1993 - 2011) |
| Object history | Bought for £500 from David Peel and Co. Ltd, 2 Carlos Place, Mount Street, W1, in 1967. In May 1963 in the possession of the dealer M. Meyer, 56 rue du Four, Paris. |
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| Summary | This ivory statuette representing Juno is made by the South Netherlandish (Antwerp) artist Ambrosius Gallé in ca. 1730-50. This playful, proto-rococo piece may have been commissioned for the Court at Munich, where Gallé was based after his return from Rome in 1729. Its flowing sinuous movement and sensual quality recall Baur's Orpheus and Eurydice (mus. no. A.49-1926). |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.1-1967 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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