The Infanta

ca. 1890–94

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 556

Carriès was an experimental sculptor who turned to ceramics, firing his pieces himself, in a range of textures and tones. The subject–a Baroque princess obsessively hugging her doll–pays tribute to Velázquez, while the "accidental" cracks were inspired by Japanese ceramics, another of his passions.

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Title: The Infanta
Artist: Jean-Joseph Carriès (French, Lyons 1855–1894 Paris)
Date: ca. 1890–94
Culture: French, Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye
Medium: Glazed stoneware
Dimensions: 22 5/8 × 17 5/16 × 18 7/8 in. (57.5 × 44 × 48 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit Line: Purchase, Robert L. Isaacson Gift, 1998
Object Number: 1998.28
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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