Amor Caritas
modeled 1898, cast after 1898
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
101 × 45.2 cm
Classification
Sculpture
Department
American Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection
Accession Number
1923.726
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About this artwork
Saint-Gaudens based this angelic figure, an allegory of Love and Charity, on his longtime model and mistress, Davida Johnson Clark. The initial life-size bronze cast of the composition received much acclaim, and the artist regarded it as “one of the things I care for most that I have done.” Due to its popularity, approximately 20 smaller-scale versions, including this example, were produced by Saint-Gaudens and sold through high-end retail outlets such as Tiffany & Co. in New York.