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Pâris

ca. 1518–1524
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 536
Bonacolsi voua sa vie à revitaliser et à perpétuer la sculpture à l’antique, d’où son surnom d’Antico. Né à Mantoue, il est connu surtout pour des statuettes de bronze au décor minutieux et raffiné, qui reproduisent la composition des plus célèbres statues classiques. Bien que le modèle n’ait pas été identifié, ce nu robuste — l’une des statuettes les plus grandes de l’Antico — représente probablement Pâris, le prince troyen, jugeant laquelle, de Vénus, Junon ou Minerve, est la plus belle des trois déesses. C’est à Vénus qu’il remettra la pomme d’or. La chair lisse, les traits élégamment sculptés et les rehauts d’or et d’argent expliquent pourquoi les meilleurs bronzes de l’Antico demeurent parmi les statuettes les plus prisées du début de la Renaissance.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Pâris
  • Artiste: Antico (Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi), Italien, v. 1460–1528
  • Date: premier quart du XVIe siècle
  • Technique: Bronze ; partiellement doré et argenté
  • Dimensions: H. 37,1 cm
  • Crédits: Fonds Edith Perry Chapman, 1955
  • Accession Number: 55.93
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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