The sculpture of the day that I propose to you today is the Allegory of Painting and Sculpturemade by Jean-Pierre-Antoine Tassaert between 1774 and 1778.
The sculptor was born in Antwerp in 1727 and had the opportunity to work both in London and Paris, where he met the artist Slodtz and began a fruitful collaboration with him.
Tassaert became famous in Berlin for his small-format sculptural groups just like that of the two children who symbolize the art of Painting and Sculpture.
This work was commissioned by Joseph-Marie TerrayFrench abbot and politician who for years held the role of controller general of finances for King Louis XV.
The sculpture depicts two cherubs symbolizing the art of painting and sculpture. Painting is represented with a palette and a brush in handwhile the Sculpture holds a hammer and a chisel.
Both figures are supported by a base on which they can be seen place some chisels and a head of an adult man who has just finished carving.
The well-balanced composition made it This work was particularly appreciated by the client.
It took the artist four years to complete italso because in the meantime he dedicated himself to other jobs that kept him busy longer than expected.
It was presented to the public for the first time at Paris Salon in 1777 and acquired more than a hundred years later, in 1989, from the National Gallery of Art in Washington.
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The sculptor was born in Antwerp in 1727 and had the opportunity to work both in London and Paris, where he met the artist Slodtz and began a fruitful collaboration with him.
Tassaert became famous in Berlin for his small-format sculptural groups just like that of the two children who symbolize the art of Painting and Sculpture.
This work was commissioned by Joseph-Marie Terray, a French abbot and politician who for years held the role of controller general of finances for King Louis XV.
The sculpture depicts two putti who symbolize the art of painting and sculpture. Painting is represented with a palette and a brush in his hand by him, while Sculpture holds a hammer and chisel. Both figures are supported by a base on which some chisels and the head of an adult man who has just finished carving can be glimpsed.
The well-balanced composition made this work particularly appreciated by the client.
It took the artist four years to complete it, also because in the meantime he dedicated himself to other works that kept him busy longer than expected.
It was presented to the public for the first time at the Paris Salon in 1777 and was acquired more than a hundred years later, in 1989, by the National Gallery of Art in Washington.
For the moment, your always Michelangelo Buonarroti greets you and will meet you in the next posts and on social media.
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