Jean-Antoine Houdon, Bust of Alexandre Brongniart, 1970s, Porcelain & Alabaster

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Measures : 23x15cm H:42cm
Materials : Biscuit porcelain - Alabaster
Biscuit porcelain busts on alabaster "piédouche" (pedestals) depicting Alexandre Brongniart … Read more Measures : 23x15cm H:42cm
Materials : Biscuit porcelain - Alabaster
Biscuit porcelain busts on alabaster "piédouche" (pedestals) depicting Alexandre Brongniart after the renowned sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon.
Jean-Antoine Houdon demonstrates his remarkable ability to capture the freshness of childhood with remarkable clarity.
The artistic representation of childhood developed from the 1750s and 1760s onward.
This phenomenon reflects a shift in philosophy regarding childhood, mirrored by the publication of "Émile" by Jean-Jacques Rousseau in 1762. A student at the Royal Academy, then a resident of the École des élèves protégés (1761-1764), and later of the French Academy in Rome (1764-1768), Jean-Antoine Houdon was accepted into the Royal Academy in 1769 and became a full member in 1777 upon presentation of his famous Morpheus, now in the Louvre Museum. He enjoyed great success during his lifetime, and his works continued to be reproduced well into the 20th century.
This bust was created around 1970.
It rests on an alabaster pedestal.
The reproduction studio: Professor Giuseppe Bessi (1857–1922) was a renowned Italian sculptor based in Volterra, a region famous for its alabaster.The "Studio" signature: Given the great success of his sculptures, his studio produced numerous high-quality replicas signed "Studio Prof. G. Bessi" throughout the 20th century. This piece has an attribution mark,
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