Man Carrying a Child on His Shoulder
The subject is plausibly explained as Orion, the blind titan of myth, whose gaze is directed by the boy Cedalion to the rising sun, which will restore his sight (as in the painting by Nicolas Poussin in our European Paintings galleries). This group is solid cast; the finest example is in the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Artwork Details
- Title: Man Carrying a Child on His Shoulder
- Artist: Barthélemy Prieur (French, Berzieux ca. 1536–1611 Paris)
- Date: late 16th–early 17th century
- Culture: French, probably Paris
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: Overall (Wt. confirmed): 9 1/2 in., 3lb. (24.1 cm, 1.3608kg)
- Classification: Sculpture-Bronze
- Credit Line: Gift of Ogden Mills, 1924
- Object Number: 24.212.12
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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