Detail View: The AMICA Library: Kiss of Victory
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.76.32
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Name:
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Gilbert, Alfred
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Creator Nationality:
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European; British; English
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Creator Role:
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sculptor
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1854 - 1934
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Sir Alfred Gilbert
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Title:
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Kiss of Victory
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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1878 - 1881
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Creation Start Date:
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1878
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Creation End Date:
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1881
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Materials and Techniques:
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marble
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Classification Term:
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Marble
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Dimensions:
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H.89-1/2 in.
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Component Measured:
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Height only
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Measurement Unit:
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in
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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76.32
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Credit Line:
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The John R. Van Derlip Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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Alfred Gilbert's commemorative sculpture Kiss of Victory shows a Roman legionary fallen in battle embraced at the moment of death by the genius or spirit of victory. It is possible that Gilbert began this sculpture as a private memorial to his brother Gordon who had died only months before Gilbert started working on the piece. Although designed in Paris, while Gilbert was a student at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, his teacher, Pierre-Jules Cavelier, encouraged Gilbert to travel to Rome and execute the sculpture in marble. Kiss of Victory was commissioned by Somerset Beaumont (1835-1921), one of Gilbert's most loyal patrons and friends throughout his career. As a private commission, the sculpture was intended to be seen close up in an intimate space such as a drawing room or entrance hall. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.6192c.tif
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