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Joseph Chinard

Bust of Madame Récamier

Description

Maker

Joseph Chinard (French, 1756-1813)

Title

Bust of Madame Récamier

Year

after 1801

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

marble

Dimensions

60.6 x 33.7 x 23.5 cm (23 7/8 x 13 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed, right side of pedestal:Chinard de Lyon

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Harold Brown

Object Number

37.201

Type

Projects & Publications

Publications

Articles

Hidden Beauty
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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

European Galleries
Sep 02, 2017

Label copy

This marble bust, which belonged to its subject, Juliette Récamier, captures her youth and beauty. Her hair is curled and upswept in the style of the Greek goddess Psyche, representing the French ideal of female elegance during the Napoleonic era.

Madame Récamier is celebrated for hosting important intellectual conversations at her Paris salon after the French Revolution and during the rise of Napoléon I. Married as a teenager to a man nearly 30 years older, she lived a privileged social life. Her primary interest was encouraging the exchange of ideas between artists, philosophers, politicians, and partisans of both the French monarchy and First Empire.

Intermission
Dec 16, 2016 – Jul 02, 2017
Dress, Art, and Society
1750-1890
Sep 13, 1996 – Jan 05, 1997
Carvings, Casts, & Replicas
Nineteenth-Century Sculpture from Europe & America in New England Collections
Feb 10, 1995 – Apr 23, 1995
The Age of Canova
Nov 06, 1957 – Dec 15, 1957

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This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Joseph Chinard (French, 1756-1813)
Bust of Madame Récamier, after 1801
Marble
60.6 x 33.7 x 23.5 cm (23 7/8 x 13 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Harold Brown 37.201

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