Peasant Woman
Statuette
ca. 1600 - ca. 1605 (made)
ca. 1600 - ca. 1605 (made)
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This figure is one of a pair (together with A.10-1964) and dates from around 1600-1605, but casts of this figure continued to be made over a long period. This pair is known in several versions, including those in the Liebieghaus in Frankfurt and the Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum in Brunswick. It was made by the French sculptor Barthélémy Prieur (ca. 1536-1611). From 1564 to 1567 Prieur worked in Turin as court sculptor to Duke Emanuel-Philibert of Savoy. In 1591, Henry IV appointed him as his Court Sculptor and as such he worked on the interior decoration of the Palais du Louvre, Paris. He was one of the most prolific French sculptors of bronze statuettes at the turn of the 17th century.
Object details
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| Title | Peasant Woman (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Statuette, bronze, A Peasant Woman, by Barthélémy Prieur, French, ca. 1600-1605 |
| Physical description | The young woman is shown with her left leg advanced and her head turned towards her left shoulder. She carries a wicker basket on her left arm, and holds an egg or fruit in the left hand. She raises her skirt slightly at the back with ehr right hand in order to step forward. She wears a scarf on her head which falls over her back and is bound over the forehead, a blouse with bodice laced at the waist, over which is tied a ribbon, and a full-hipped skirt which covers the tops of her high boots. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Dorothy Manners |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Dorothy Manners. (Given by Miss A. Toomer, Wayside, Bickwell Valley, Sidmouth, Devon in accordance with the wishes of the late Miss Dorothy Manners. At the donor's (Miss Toomer) request this object and A.8, 9 and 10-1964 are to be labelled as bequeathed by Miss Dorothy Manners). |
| Historical context | This figure is one of a pair (together with A.10-1964) and dates from around 1600-1605, but casts continued to be made over a long period. This pair is known in several versions, including those in the Liebighaus in Frankfurt and the Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum in Brunswick. |
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| Summary | This figure is one of a pair (together with A.10-1964) and dates from around 1600-1605, but casts of this figure continued to be made over a long period. This pair is known in several versions, including those in the Liebieghaus in Frankfurt and the Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum in Brunswick. It was made by the French sculptor Barthélémy Prieur (ca. 1536-1611). From 1564 to 1567 Prieur worked in Turin as court sculptor to Duke Emanuel-Philibert of Savoy. In 1591, Henry IV appointed him as his Court Sculptor and as such he worked on the interior decoration of the Palais du Louvre, Paris. He was one of the most prolific French sculptors of bronze statuettes at the turn of the 17th century. |
| Associated object | A.10-1964 (Ensemble) |
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| Accession number | A.11-1964 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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