Bust of a Child, Possibly Henry (Guido Mazzoni)
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Statuesque
Below are some of my favorite three-dimensional portraits. I'm hardly an expert at art, much less sculpture, but these ones for some reason strike me. I believe there's quite a variety - from the whimsically precocious to the raunchily morbid - but I don't think I'll add any further comments at the moment. I'm not even sure that I could explain these guys in any lucid way. Just scroll down and enjoy. And if you ever have the chance, definitely go see them in person...it adds a whole other dimension.
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Bust of Veiled Woman (Antonio Corradini)
La Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans (Edgar Degas)
Victor Noir (Jules Dalou)
Winged Victory of Samothrace (Unknown)
Beau Brummell (Irena Sedlecka)
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I love the bust of the young boy, but knew of it already, and I was fascinated by the tomb of Victor Noir, so I did a bit of research (thank you, wikipedia). Was very surprised to learn that the effigy has become a fertility site:
"Myth says that placing a flower in the upturned top hat after kissing the statue on the lips and rubbing its genital area will enhance fertility, bring a blissful sex life, or, in some versions, a husband within the year. As a result of the legend, those particular components of the oxidized bronze statue are rather well-worn."
Well.
...yep, good old dueling, womanizing victor noir. i was considering adding all that, but then i'd have to tell the fascinating stories of all of these pieces, and that would be one monstrous post. so i left it to your own inquisitiveness, which clearly has not failed me yet. :)
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