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Young Girl Carrying a Garland of Roses on a Platter

early 1770s

Clodion

(French, 1738–1814)
France, 18th century
terracotta
Overall: 45.1 x 15.2 x 17.3 cm (17 3/4 x 6 x 6 13/16 in.)
Gift of Grace Rainey Rogers in memory of her father, William J. Rainey 1942.50
Location: 216B French and German

Description

Claude Michel, generally referred to as Clodion, is best known for his decorative terra-cotta statuettes. This work is quite representative of Clodion in both subject and style. The sculpture, which is developed upon works dating from the artist's earlier residency in Rome, represents a standing female figure carrying an abundant display of flora. The figure alludes to Greek and Roman depictions of the horae, or goddesses of the seasons, and, through the figure's floral crown and platter, can easily be attributed to the season of spring.
  • 1865
    possibly Eugène Tondu, Paris (possibly sold, Paris, 1865, lot no. 205)
    May 29, 1914
    Private collection, France (sold, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, May 29, 1914, lot no. 30)
    -1942
    Grace Rainey Rogers, 1867-1943 (New York, New York), by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art.
    1942-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Milliken, William. "The Rousseau de la Rottière Room the Gift of Grace Rainey Rogers." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 29, no. 4 (April 1942): 47-66 Reproduced: p. 64; Mentioned: p. 66 www.jstor.org
    Hawley, Henry H. Neo-Classicism: Style and Motif. [Cleveland]: Cleveland Museum of Art; distributed by H.N. Abrams, New York, 1964. cat. no. 43
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 156 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 156 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 188 archive.org
  • Neo-classicism: Style and Motif. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 23-October 31, 1964).
  • {{cite web|title=Young Girl Carrying a Garland of Roses on a Platter|url=false|author=Clodion|year=early 1770s|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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