COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.50.145.66
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MMA_.50.145.66
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Houdon, Jean-Antoine
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Houdon, Jean-Antoine
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Creator Nationality:
European; French
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European; French
Creator Nationality
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Creator Role:
Sculptor
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Sculptor
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
French, 1741-1828
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French, 1741-1828
Creator Dates/Places
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Creator Name-CRT:
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
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By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Portrait Bust
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Portrait Bust
Title
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Title Type:
Object name
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Object name
Title Type
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Title:
Sabine Houdon
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Sabine Houdon
Title
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
18th century (1788)
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18th century (1788)
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1788
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1788
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1788
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1788
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
White marble on gray marble base
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White marble on gray marble base
Materials and Techniques
false
Dimensions:
H. (without base) 10 13/16 in. (27.5 cm)
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H. (without base) 10 13/16 in. (27.5 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
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false
ID Number:
50.145.66
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50.145.66
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950
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Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Houdon's canonical portraits of the French philosophes (as well as of America's founding fathers) have contributed to his popularity in America. No less beloved are his depictions of children, of which the most beautiful may be the head of his own daughter Sabine. The delicate naturalistic folds of flesh at the intersection of Sabine's chest and arms are carved with a melting softness that perfectly captures the limpid fragility of infant skin. Her alert, unsentimentaliized features present a personality whose distinction transcends the category of children's portraits.
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<P>Houdon's canonical portraits of the French philosophes (as well as of America's founding fathers) have contributed to his popularity in America. No less beloved are his depictions of children, of which the most beautiful may be the head of his own daughter Sabine. The delicate naturalistic folds of flesh at the intersection of Sabine's chest and arms are carved with a melting softness that perfectly captures the limpid fragility of infant skin. Her alert, unsentimentaliized features present a personality whose distinction transcends the category of children's portraits.</P>
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.es50.145.66.R.tif
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MMA_.es50.145.66.R.tif
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