Sketches of Six Statues: Magdalen by Canova, Divine Love by Bienaimé, Praying Angel, Boxer by Canova, Trust in God by Bartolini, and Madonna by Raphael
Medium
Graphite, with inscriptions in pen and brown ink
Dimensions
sheet: 9 3/16 x 7 3/8 in. (23.4 x 18.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John De Witt Peltz, 1977
Accession Number
1977.382.9
Tags
AngelsMale NudesFemale NudesMadonna and ChildCross
About the Artist
John Gibson|Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)|Antonio Canova|Lorenzo Bartolini|Luigi Bienaimé · 1790–1866
Outstanding Neoclassical sculptor who experimented with the ancient practice of coloring statues, e.g. his 'Tinted Venus' (1851). Flaxman encourgaged him to go to Rome, where he spent most of his life. He left his fortune to the National Gallery, London. British sculptor, active Rome. Comment on works: sculptor