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Ballondenkmal

ca. 1784
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 552
Der erste erfolgreiche Flug eines Heißluftballons wurde 1783 von den Gebrüdern Montgolfier vollzogen. Er dauerte nur zehn Minuten, wurde aber trotzdem groß gefeiert. Am Ende des Jahres stiftete die französische Krone dem Ereignis ein Denkmal. Clodion war einer von sieben begabten Bildhauern, die um den Auftrag in Wettbewerb traten. Sein luftiger Rokoko-Fantasieflug – bei dem Putten Heuballen abwerfen, um den Ballon zu starten, geführt von Ruhm und angetrieben vom Windgott Aeolus – ist schwer in Marmor vorstellbar. Nachdem Heißluftballonfahrten zum Allgemeingut geworden waren, wurde das Projekt fallengelassen.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titel: Ballondenkmal
  • Künstler: Clodion (Claude Michel), Franzose, 1738–1814
  • Datum: 1783
  • Medium: Terrakotta
  • Dimensionen: H: 109,5 cm
  • Anerkennung: Neuerwerb, Rogers Fund und anonyme Schenkung, 1944
  • Akzession Nr.: 44.21a, b
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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