The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
Portrait Bust
c. 1865
(French, 1824–1887)
with base: 77.4 x 38.1 x 28.6 cm (30 1/2 x 15 x 11 1/4 in.)
Location: 219 19th Century European
Did You Know?
The possible muse for this bust, Virginia Oldonia, was a countess know for her drama and costumes.Description
Among the artists who reacted against the static poses of neoclassical art, Carrier-Belleuse drew inspiration from the opulence and excess of Rococo portraiture of the 1700s. This bust resembles one of Napoleon III's mistresses, Marguerite Bellanger, whose features the artist is known to have borrowed for his female busts. Carrier-Belleuse received commissions from Napoleon III, ruler of France from 1852 to 1870, and contributed to the sculptural decorations of the Louvre and Opera Garnier in Paris.- possibly descendants of Carrier-Belleuse's daughter Marie-Gabrielle and her husband Joseph Cheret; [Elstir Galerie, Paris]
- "1993 Annual Report." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 81, no. 6 (1994): 143-218. Reproduced: p. 169; Mentioned: p. 159 www.jstor.org
- Changing Dimensions: Works on Paper by Sculptors. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 22, 1995-January 24, 1996).
- {{cite web|title=Portrait Bust|url=false|author=Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse|year=c. 1865|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1993.38