Detail View: The AMICA Library: Bust of a Woman
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1993.38
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Name:
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Carrier-Belleuse, Albert-Ernest
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Creator Nationality:
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European; French
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1824 - 1887
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
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Title:
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Bust of a Woman
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 1865-1870
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Creation Start Date:
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1860
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Creation End Date:
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1880
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Materials and Techniques:
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terracotta
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Dimensions:
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with base: 77.5cm x 38.3cm x 28.6cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1993.38
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Credit Line:
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Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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Inscriptions:
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incised in the clay on the back: 'A. Carrier'
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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said to have been owned until recently by descendants of Carrier-Belleuse's daughter Marie-Gabrielle and her husband Joseph Cheret, who was a sculptor and a pupil of Carrier-Belleuse; (Elstir Galerie, Paris).
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Context:
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This bust may be a portrait of Marguerite Bellanger, one of the mistresses of Napoleon III who ruled France from 1852 to 1870. Although bearing a resemblance to her, it is more likely an imaginary portrait, perhaps inspired by Carrier-Belleuse's admiration for the beautiful Marguerite.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1993.38.tif
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