Belisarius and His Guide
Medium
Bronze, mounted in a bronze circlet with floral ornament painted to resemble gilt bronze, into which is fitted the original rotating mechanism
Dimensions
H. 18 in., D. 14 3/8 in. (47.5 x 36.6 cm)
Classification
Sculpture-Bronze
Culture
French, Paris
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers and Edith Perry Chapman Funds, 2004
Accession Number
2004.113a, b
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About the Artist
Antoine Denis Chaudet · 1763–1810
Antoine-Denis Chaudet (1763–1810) was a prominent French neoclassical sculptor whose career bridged the late Ancien Régime and the Napoleonic era. Born in Paris on March 3, 1763, he received his initial training under Jean-Baptiste Stouf and Étienne Gois père at the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. In 1784, his bas-relief *Joseph Sold into Slavery by His Brothers* earned him the prestigiou...