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Monument à la montgolfière

ca. 1784
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 552
En 1783, les frères Montgolfier réussissent la première ascension en ballon à air chaud. Le vol, de dix minutes à peine, est l’occasion de nombreuses célébrations. Avant même la fin de l’année, le roi de France décide d’immortaliser l’événement, et Clodion est l’un des sept sculpteurs de talent à concourir pour obtenir la commande. Ici, sa fantaisie s’est envolée : des putti amoncellent des gerbes de blé d’où sera lancée la montgolfière, guidée par la Renommée et portée par Éole, dieu du vent. L’ensemble rococo est difficile à imaginer sculpté dans le marbre. Les vols en ballon allaient vite devenir si courants que le projet artistique fut abandonné.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Monument à la montgolfière
  • Artiste: Clodion (Claude Michel), Français, 1738–1814
  • Date: 1783
  • Technique: Terre cuite
  • Dimensions: H. 109,5 cm
  • Crédits: Achat, fonds Rogers et don anonyme, 1944
  • Accession Number: 44.21a, b
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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