Tazza
Medium
Gilt bronze, patinated bronze, glass stones
Dimensions
5 1/2 × 5 11/16 in. (14 × 14.4 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Gilt Bronze
Culture
French
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 1995
Accession Number
1995.409
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Henri-Baron de Triqueti · 1803–1874
Baron Henri Joseph François de Triqueti (also known as Henry de Triqueti) was a prominent French sculptor, painter, and writer on art, born on 24 October 1803 in Conflans-sur-Loing in the Loiret region. The son of a wealthy Piedmontese industrialist and diplomat, he enjoyed a privileged upbringing with a thorough classical education. He trained as a painter under Louis Hersent before turning to sc...