Works of Art (63)
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Bust of Marie de France, ca. 1381, Jean de Liège (Franco-Netherlandish, Île-de-France, Saint-Denis, Abbey Church of Saint-Denis, Chapel of Notre-Dame-la-Blanche, Marble, lead insets, traces of polychromy (41.100.132) |
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Head of an Angel, ca. 1250, France, Paris, Notre-Dame Cathedral (?), Limestone (1990.132) |
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Adam, modeled in 1880; this bronze case in 1910, Auguste Rodin (French), Bronze (11.173.1) |
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Allegory of Earth, ca. 1750, Attributed to Jean-Pierre Defrance (French), Marble (64.93.1-4) |
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Altar Angels, late 13th century, French, Oak with traces of polychromy (52.33.1,2) |
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Amélie de Montfort, 1868–69,
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French), Terracotta (1989.289.2) |
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Bacchante with Lowered Eyes, 1872
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French),
Terracotta (11.10) |
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Bacchante, also known as Grapes, ca. 1874, Auguste Rodin (French), Terracotta, on a wooden base (1975.312.7) |
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Bird in Space, 1923, Constantin Brancusi (French, born Romania), Marble (1996.403.7ab) |
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The Bronze Age, also known as The Vanquished, modeled 1876, this bronze cast ca. 1906, Auguste Rodin (French), Bronze (07.127) |
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The Burghers of Calais, modeled 1884–95; this bronze cast 1985, Auguste Rodin (French), Bronze (1989.407) |
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Bust of Napoleon III, 1873,
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French), Marble (1974.297) |
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Corpus of Christ, ca. 1250, French; Possibly made in Paris, Elephant ivory, traces of paint (1978.521.3) |
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The Crucified Christ, ca. 1300,
Walrus ivory with traces of paint and gilding (2005.274) |
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Dancer Looking at the Sole of Her Right Foot, cast in 1920 from a plaster cast of ca. 1900, Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (French), Bronze, number 40/A (29.100.377) |
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Double Capital, mid-12th century, France, Toulouse region, Languedoc (?), Marble (28.81) |
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Enthroned Virgin and Child, ca. 1260–1280, French; Paris, Elephant ivory with traces of paint and gilding (1999.208) |
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Enthroned Virgin and Child, French; Made in Burgundy, Birch with paint (47.101.15) |
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Eternal Spring, also known as Eternal Springtime, probably modeled 1881, this marble executed 1906–7, Auguste Rodin (French), Marble (17.120.184) |
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Final Study of the Monument to Balzac, modeled 1897, this bronze cast 1972, Auguste Rodin (French), Bronze (1984.364.15) |
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The Genius of the Dance, 1872,
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French), Bronze (1970.171) |
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Girl Braiding Her Hair, 1600–1610,
Barthélemy Prieur (French),
Bronze with red-brown lacquer patina (1982.60.126)
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The Hand of God, modeled ca. 1896, this marble executed ca. 1907, Auguste Rodin (French), Marble (08.210) |
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Head of a Cleric, ca. 1450–60, Eastern France, Red sandstone (47.42) |
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Head of a Grotesque, ca. 1200–1220, France, Champagne, Châlons-sur-Marne, Church of Notre-Dame-en-Vaux (?), Limestone (13.152.2) |
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Head of an Apostle, ca. 1280–1300, Upper Rhineland, probably Strasbourg, Red sandstone (2004.453) |
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Head of Balzac, 1891, Auguste Rodin (French), Terracotta (12.11.1) |
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Head of Joseph, ca. 1230,
France; Chartres,
Limestone with traces of polychrome (2007.143)
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Head of King David, ca. 1145, France, Paris, Cathedral of Notre-Dame, south portal of west facade (Saint Anne Portal), Limestone (38.180) |
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Horse at Trough, cast in 1920 from a wax sculpture of probably ca. 1866–68, Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (French), Bronze, number 13/A (29.100.433) |
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Horse Trotting, the Feet Not Touching the Ground, cast in 1920 from a wax sculpture modeled after 1878, Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (French), Bronze, number 49/A (29.100.428) |
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Horse with Head Lowered, cast in 1920 from a wax sculpture modeled probably ca. 1883–90, Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (French), Bronze, number 22/A (29.100.430) |
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Iris, Messenger of the Gods, also known as Another Voice, Called Iris, modeled ca. 1895, this bronze cast 1965, Auguste Rodin (French), Bronze, on a black marble base (1984.364.7) |
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La Négresse, 1872,
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French), Cast terracotta (1997.491) |
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The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer; cast in 1922 from a mixed-media sculpture modeled ca. 1879–80, Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (French), Bronze, partly tinted, with cotton skirt and satin hair ribbon, on a wooden base (29.100.370) |
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Madame X, ca. 1907, Auguste Rodin (French), Marble (11.173.6) |
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Madeleine, II, 1903, Henri Matisse (French), Bronze (2002.456.115) |
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Mourner, ca. 1453, Étienne Bobillet (Franco-Netherlandish); Paul de Mosselman (Franco-Netherlandish), French, Alabaster (17.190.386,389) |
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Mourning Virgin, from a Crucifixion Group, ca. 1585–90, Manner of Germain Pilon (French), Gilt bronze (1998.437) |
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The Nurse, from a model of ca. 1607–8,
Probably designed by Guillaume Dupré (French),
Lead-glazed earthenware (1974.356.303)
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Nymph and Satyr Carousing, ca. 1780–90, Clodion (Claude Michel) (French), French (Paris), Terracotta (14.40.687) |
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The Old Courtesan, modeled 1887, this bronze cast 1910,
Auguste Rodin (French), Bronze (11.173.3) |
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Orpheus and Eurydice, probably modeled before 1887, executed 1893, Auguste Rodin (French), Marble (10.63.2) |
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Panel with Cross and Griffins, 500–700, Byzantine; Made in Egypt, Wood (28.12) |
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Philippe VI, Jeanne de Bourgogne, and Jean de France in Prayer, ca. 1340–1350, French, Marble (17.190.387,388,392) |
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Pietà, ca. 1864,
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French), Terracotta (2001.199) |
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Reclining Nude, II, 1927, Henri Matisse (French), Bronze (1996.403.16) |
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Reliquary Bust of Saint Yrieix, second quarter of 13th century, France, Limousin, Church of Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, Gilded silver, rock crystal, gems, glass, originally over walnut core with silver leaf and gesso on interior (17.190.352a,b) |
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Reliquary Shrine, second quarter of 14th century, Attributed to Jean de Touyl (French), Made in Paris, Gilt-silver, translucent enamel, paint (62.96) |
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Saint Barbara, ca. 1500, French, probably Strasbourg), Lindenwood and polychromy (55.166) |
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Saint Christopher, 1400–1425, French; Made in Toulouse, Silver, silver-gilt (17.190.361) |
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Spanish Dance, cast in 1920 from a wax sculpture modeled probably ca. 1884, Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (French), Bronze, number 45/A, (29.100.395) |
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Tomb Effigy of Jean d'Alluye, mid-13th century, French; Made in Loire Valley, Limestone (25.120.201) |
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Torso (A Study for Ariane without Arms), modeled ca. 1905 or earlier, Auguste Rodin (French), Terracotta (12.13.1) |
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The Tub, cast in 1920 from the original mixed-media sculpture of 1888–89, Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (French), Bronze, number 26/A (29.100.419) |
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Two Hands, modeled and cast at an unknown date, Auguste Rodin (French), Plaster (12.12.18,.17) |
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Ugolino and His Sons, modeled ca. 1860–61, executed in marble 1865–67,
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French),
Saint-Béat marble (67.250) |
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The Victory of the Maréchal de Villars at Denain, 1806, modified 1818,
Louis-Simon Boizot (French); cast by Pierre-Phillipe Thomire (French)
Bronze (1978.55) |
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Virgin and Child in Majesty, 1150–1200, French; Made in Auvergne, Oak, polychromy, gesso, linen (16.32.194) |
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Virgin and Child, ca. 1420 Attributed to Claus de Werve (Franco-Netherlandish), French; Made in Poligny, Burgundy, Limestone, polychromy, gilding (33.23) |
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Woman Getting Out of the Bath, cast in 1920 from a wax fragment, now destroyed, but modeled probably ca. 1883–90, Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (French), Bronze, number 71/A (29.100.383) |
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Woman Seated in an Armchair Wiping Her Left Armpit, cast in 1920 from a sculpture made of wax, cork, and wood probably ca. 1895, Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (French),Bronze, number 43/A (29.100.415) |
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Woman Stretching, cast in 1920 from a wax sculpture modeled probably ca. 1885 or earlier, Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (French), Bronze, number 53/A (29.100.393) |
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Thematic Essays (14)
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