Brown patina bronze proof with allegorical subject, representing "Military Courage". Signed on the back: "P. DUBOIS". Early edition cast, marked "F. BARBEDIENNE Fondeur Paris" and mechanical reduction stamp A. Collas. Paul Dubois (1829-1905) entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1858, then left for Italy. Florentine Renaissance sculpture had a definitive impact on his art. His "Saint Jean-Baptiste", exhibited at the Salon in 1864, and his "Florentine Singer" the following year, were two of his most famous works. From 1880 onwards, he also worked as a painter, exhibiting sculptures and paintings simultaneously. Our subject, presented at the Salon in 1881, was inspired by a funerary work by Michelangelo: the statue of Giuliano de' Medici in the Medici Chapel in Florence. "Military Courage" is one of four bronze figures adorning the corners of General de la Moricière's cenotaph. This monument, built by architect Louis Boitte for Nantes Cathedral, was inaugurated in 1879. Numerous prints were made in five sizes by Barbedienne. Dubois' plaster model is in the collections of the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Troyes. The bronze original is in Nantes Cathedral. Late 19th century, Circa: 1890 Dim: W:21cm, D:24cm, H:51cm. In very good condition.
- Reference :
- 2850
- Availability :
- Sold
- Width :
- 21 (cm)
- Height :
- 51 (cm)
- Depth :
- 24 (cm)
- Identifier Exists:
- False
