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Vase
  • Vase
    Albert Carrier-Belleuse, born 1824 - died 1887
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Vase

  • Place of origin:

    Paris, France (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1876-ca. 1878 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Albert Carrier-Belleuse, born 1824 - died 1887 (designer)
    Rodin, born 1840 - died 1917 (sculptor)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Earthenware.

  • Museum number:

    C.44-1970

  • Gallery location:

    Sculpture, room 111, case 10

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This group of figures is almost certainly an early work by Rodin (1840-1917), modelled during the period he worked for the sculptor Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, director of the Sèvres porcelain works. The masterly modelling shows the influence of Michelangelo, whose work Rodin had studied in the Louvre and also during a visit to Italy in 1875-6.

Place of Origin

Paris, France (made)

Date

ca. 1876-ca. 1878 (made)

Artist/maker

Albert Carrier-Belleuse, born 1824 - died 1887 (designer)
Rodin, born 1840 - died 1917 (sculptor)

Materials and Techniques

Earthenware.

Labels and date

VASE DES TITANS

C.44-1970

'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'

Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse's workshop produced small-scale sculptural and decorative objects. Here figures by Rodin were assembled by Carrier-Belleuse as a caryatid group. Despite its title, the vase is a section from a much larger scheme which would have also included a column below and a jardinière above. Separate cast of the individual Titans, the originals of which were modelled by Rodin, exist and are frequently used to illustrate the influence on Rodin of his visit to Italy in 1875 and his studies of sculpture by Michelangelo. [1987-2006]

Materials

Earthenware

Collection code

CER

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