The Venus de Medici. 1803.
Medium
Gilt bronze, struck
Dimensions
Diameter: 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
Classification
Medals and Plaquettes
Culture
French
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Hon. Levi P. Morton, 1885
Accession Number
85.2.64
About the Artist
Romain-Vincent Jeuffroy|Paris Mint|baron Dominique Vivant Denon · 1749–1826
Romain-Vincent Jeuffroy (1749–1826) was a French gemstone engraver and medalist who served Napoleon Bonaparte and became a founding member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts. Born on July 16, 1749, in Rouen, Jeuffroy specialized in the demanding art of engraving on precious and semi-precious stones, a technique requiring exceptional precision, patience, and artistic sensitivity. His career spanned the...