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Truth. Monument to Flaubert

Founder Casy by Thiébaut frères French
after 1890
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Truth. Monument to Flaubert
  • Artist: Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu (French, Mée-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Marne 1833–1891 Paris)
  • Founder: Casy by Thiébaut frères (French)
  • Date: after 1890
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Bronze, mounted on red marble
  • Dimensions: Overall (relief): 24 × 15 3/16 × 4 in. (61 × 38.6 × 10.2 cm); Overall (with stand): 29 × 18 1/2 × 6 3/8 in. (73.7 × 47 × 16.2 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Bronze
  • Credit Line: Gift of John Russell, in honor of Rosamond Bernier, 2004
  • Object Number: 2004.536
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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