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WILLIAM HENRY RINEHART. spring

Spring. Artist: William Henry Rinehart (American, Union Bridge, Maryland 1825-1874 Rome). Dimensions: 19 1/8 x 15 3/8 in. (48.6 x 39.1 cm). Date: 1856; carved 1874.
"Spring" and its pendant, "Winter," were among the earliest works Rinehart created after moving to Italy in 1855. Personifications of the seasons and the times of day were frequent themes in Neoclassical relief sculpture. This work is reminiscent of the popular reliefs by the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen, especially his "Day and Night" (1815; Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen). Only the oval shape is a departure, since most Neoclassical reliefs are circular. Rinehart's bas-relief depicts a young woman as the personification of Spring, with classicized facial features and hair treatment. Her flowing drapery, revealing one breast in the manner of antique sculptures of Amazons, closely outlines her elongated form. She scatters flowers, her symbol.

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Author: WILLIAM HENRY RINEHART (1825-1874)

Title: spring

Caption: Spring. Artist: William Henry Rinehart (American, Union Bridge, Maryland 1825-1874 Rome). Dimensions: 19 1/8 x 15 3/8 in. (48.6 x 39.1 cm). Date: 1856; carved 1874. "Spring" and its pendant, "Winter," were among the earliest works Rinehart created after moving to Italy in 1855. Personifications of the seasons and the times of day were frequent themes in Neoclassical relief sculpture. This work is reminiscent of the popular reliefs by the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen, especially his "Day and Night" (1815; Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen). Only the oval shape is a departure, since most Neoclassical reliefs are circular. Rinehart's bas-relief depicts a young woman as the personification of Spring, with classicized facial features and hair treatment. Her flowing drapery, revealing one breast in the manner of antique sculptures of Amazons, closely outlines her elongated form. She scatters flowers, her symbol.

Technique/material: Marble

Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Credit: Album

Image size: 2904 × 3394 px | 28.2 MB

Print size: 24.6 × 28.7 cm | 1143.3 × 1336.2 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: AMERICAN PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE • MARBLE • MARBRE • MARMOL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA • SCULPTURE • UNITED STATES • WILLIAM HENRY RINEHART