Flora
Relief
ca. 1770 (made)
ca. 1770 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This wax relief is made by Jonquim Machado de Castro (1733-1822) in Portugal in ca. 1770. Machado de Castro was the most celebrated Portuguese sculptor of the 18th century, and his reputation is based mainly on his bronze equestrian statue of King Joseph. He was appointed the official sculptor of Portugal in the reign of Queen Mary I. The Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro in Coimbra, inaugurated 1913, is named after him.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Flora (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Wax |
| Brief description | Relief, wax, by Joaquim Machado de Castro (1733-1822), Portuguese, about 1770 |
| Physical description | Wax relief. Three quarter length high relief in coloured wax, representing a girl holding a vase, painted with chinoiserie decoration, containing flowers. She wears a low cut gown, with a jewelled brooch at her breast, and a flowing green cloak caught at the shoulder by a similar brooch. On her head, which is turned towards her left, is a wreath of flowers. In the background is the suggestion of a landscape with towers. The relief is enclosed in a glazed circular wooden frame. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Primavera' and 'Joaquim Machado de Castro Conimbricense inventor, e fez [or 'fer' or 'fec.t']'. (Written on the back of the frame in an 18th century hand. The handwriting corresponds with the signature reproduced in H. de Campos Ferreira Lima, H. Machado de Castro. [s.n.]: Coimbra, 1925, pp.284-5.) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr C.A. Willoughby |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. C. A. Willouhgby. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This wax relief is made by Jonquim Machado de Castro (1733-1822) in Portugal in ca. 1770. Machado de Castro was the most celebrated Portuguese sculptor of the 18th century, and his reputation is based mainly on his bronze equestrian statue of King Joseph. He was appointed the official sculptor of Portugal in the reign of Queen Mary I. The Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro in Coimbra, inaugurated 1913, is named after him. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.3-1958 |
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| Record created | March 16, 2004 |
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