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Michelangelo

modeled before 1883
Not on view
Among the prolific Carrier-Belleuse’s many specialties were busts and statuettes of great artists of the past.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Michelangelo
  • Artist: Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (French, Anizy-le-Château 1824–1887 Sèvres)
  • Date: modeled before 1883
  • Culture: French, Paris
  • Medium: Silvered bronze
  • Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 8 3/4 × 5 1/2 × 3 1/4 in. (22.3 × 14 × 8.3 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Edward D. Adams, 1927
  • Object Number: 27.21.3
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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Sword Hilt, Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse  French, Bronze, gold, French, Paris
Designer Designed and modeled by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Goldsmith Executed by Lucien Falize
1881–82
Costume Armor in the Classical Style, Hallé  French, Helmet: linen, papier-mâché, bole, gold leaf, graphite; tunic: silk, cotton, metal coils and spangles, metallic yarn, French, Paris
Helmet includes original paper label of Hallé
ca. 1788–90
Woman from the French Colonies, Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier  French, Algerian onyx-marble, bronze, and enamel; white marble socle, French, Paris
Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier
Pedestal attributed to designs by Charles-François Rossigneux
1861
Leda and the Swan, Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse  French, Cast terracotta, French, Paris
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
ca. 1870
Double-Barrel Breech-Loading Pinfire Shotgun, J. C. A. Brun  French, Steel, wood (walnut), gold, French, Paris
Multiple artists/makers
dated 1866

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