Allegorical Female Figure
Statuette
19th century (made)
19th century (made)
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This boxwood statuette is based on one of the three figures on the late sixteenth century Chasse de Sainte Geneviève in the Musée du Louvre. The arms of the Chasse figures have been lost and those here are adapted from the antique Callipygian Venus, formerly in the Farnese collection and now in the Museo Nazionale in Naples. It dates from the nineteenth century.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Allegorical Female Figure |
| Materials and techniques | Carved boxwood |
| Brief description | Carved boxwood statuette depicting an allegorical female figure, France, 19th century |
| Physical description | Carved boxwood statuette depicting an allegorical female figure. The figure is draped and standing holding her mantle with both hands. |
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| Historical context | Based on one of the the figures on the late 16th century Chasse de Sainte Geneviève in the Musée du Louvre, formerly ascribed to Germain Pilon. The arms of the Chasse figures are lost and the raised left arm of this figure is adapted from the antique Callipygian enus formerly in the Farnese collection, now in the Museo Nazionale, Naples. |
| Summary | This boxwood statuette is based on one of the three figures on the late sixteenth century Chasse de Sainte Geneviève in the Musée du Louvre. The arms of the Chasse figures have been lost and those here are adapted from the antique Callipygian Venus, formerly in the Farnese collection and now in the Museo Nazionale in Naples. It dates from the nineteenth century. |
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| Accession number | 343-1885 |
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| Record created | October 29, 2004 |
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