Figure Group of Love Carried by the Three Graces
Sèvres Porcelain Factory (French, est. 1756)
c. 1768–1778
Medium
unglazed soft-paste porcelain (biscuit)
Dimensions
25.4 × 12.8 × 14 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Norweb Collection
Accession Number
1966.235
Tags
gender unknownmale
About this artwork
This figure group was likely modeled after the designs of François Boucher, whose designs appeared as figures or paintings on Sèvres porcelain. The scene represented is pulled from classical antiquity; the child wreathed in flowers is a physical manifestation of love and the women who hold him aloft are the three daughters of Zeus, Greek god of the sky.