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THOMAS CRAWFORD. Genius of Mirth

Genius of Mirth. Artist: Thomas Crawford (American, New York 1813?-1857 London). Dimensions: 47 x 20 x 24 in. (119.4 x 50.8 x 61 cm). Date: 1842; carved 1843.
During a visit to Crawford's Rome studio in 1842, the New Yorker Henry Hicks gave him an order for a sculpture, leaving the theme to the artist's choosing. Crawford's selection of a lighthearted youth was likely to please his patron, as images of children were especially popular in the mid-nineteenth century. He described his subject as "a boy of seven or eight years, dancing in great glee, and tinkling a pair of cymbals, the music of which seems to amuse him exceedingly." The sculptor and his contemporaries relished the technical challenges of carving marble; the disengaged raised left leg epitomizes the virtuosity they delighted in displaying.

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Auteur:

THOMAS CRAWFORD (1813?-1857)

Titre:

Genius of Mirth

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Genius of Mirth. Artist: Thomas Crawford (American, New York 1813?-1857 London). Dimensions: 47 x 20 x 24 in. (119.4 x 50.8 x 61 cm). Date: 1842; carved 1843. During a visit to Crawford's Rome studio in 1842, the New Yorker Henry Hicks gave him an order for a sculpture, leaving the theme to the artist's choosing. Crawford's selection of a lighthearted youth was likely to please his patron, as images of children were especially popular in the mid-nineteenth century. He described his subject as "a boy of seven or eight years, dancing in great glee, and tinkling a pair of cymbals, the music of which seems to amuse him exceedingly." The sculptor and his contemporaries relished the technical challenges of carving marble; the disengaged raised left leg epitomizes the virtuosity they delighted in displaying.

Technique/matériel:

MARMOL

Musée:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Crédit:

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

Autorisations:

Modèle: Non - Propriété: Non
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Taille de l'image:

3249 x 4094 px | 38.1 MB

Taille d'impression:

27.5 x 34.7 cm | 10.8 x 13.6 in (300 dpi)

Mots clés:

MARBRE • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA • PIERRE MARBRE • THOMAS CRAWFORD • UNITED STATES