Louis-Sixte de Jarente de La Bruyère évêque d'Orléans (1706–1788)
In a technique of his own invention, Nini refined the local clay through a process of elutriation and used it to cast his medallions from finely engraved copper molds.
Artwork Details
- Title: Louis-Sixte de Jarente de La Bruyère évêque d'Orléans (1706–1788)
- Artist: Jean-Baptiste Nini (Italian, Urbino 1717–1786 Chaumont-sur-Loire)
- Date: second half 18th century (before 1786)
- Culture: French, Chaumont-sur-Loire
- Medium: Medallion: cast terracotta (terre de Chaumont); frame: gilt wood
- Dimensions: Diameter: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
- Classification: Sculpture-Miniature
- Credit Line: Gift of James Hazen Hyde, 1949
- Object Number: 49.20.11
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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