Une Florentine
A Florentine Lady
c. 1882
ivory, gilt on silver, pearls, onyx
71.446
Measurements
18 in. (45.7 cm)
Geography
bust
Dimensions (HxWxD): H. 18 in.
Acc. No.: 71.446
Credit Line: Acquired by Henry Walters, 1898
Photo credit: The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
© Artist : public domain
© Artist : public domain
Provenance
- New York, NY, Tiffany & Co.
- 1898, Baltimore, Henry Walters, by purchase
- 1931, Walters Art Museum, by bequest
Bibliography
- Museum's website, 5 December 2011
- 1893 New York Times
Moreau-Vauthier, Obituary, New York Times, February 1, 1893, p. 2: "... whoever wishes to verify the praise of his merit may see at Tiffany's his "Marie de Médicis", one of his most beautiful works" (this work?)
Exhibitions
- 1882 Salon
Salon, Paris, 1882, n° 4685 (Tête de femme, buste en ivoire et orfèvrerie) (peut-être celle-ci ?)
1892 Paris
Salon, Paris, 1892, n° 2912 (Tête florentine, buste, ivoire et bronze) (sans doute celle-ci)
1893 Chicago
World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, May 1-October 30, 1893, Class K-Fine Arts, no. 116: A Florentine Head (probably this one)
Comment
- Museum's website, 5 December 2011:
A lady carved of ivory wears a silver-gilt lace collar set with pearls. She recalls images of Marie de' Medici (1573-1642), the queen of France, as painted by the Flemish 17th-century masters Peter Paul Rubens and Frans Pourbus the Younger. Moreau-Vauthier who sculpted in bronze, marble, and terracotta, is especially known for his work in ivory and chryselephantine (a combination of ivory and silver or gold). An eclectic sculptor, he was equally adept at the Gothic, Renaissance, and Rococo styles.