"What may initially look like a few blobs upon contemplation turns into be a family story."
Curator Jim Draper on a sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Explore this object:
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/238972
Throughout 2013, The Met invited curators from across the Museum to each talk about one artwork that changed the way they see the world. Each episode is interpreted by a Museum photographer.
Photography by Peter Zeray
Subscribe for new content from The Met: https://www.youtube.com/user/metmuseum?sub_confirmation=1
#TheMet #ArtExplained #Art
This small clay figure expresses an artist's emotional family story
"What may initially look like a few blobs, upon contemplation, turns into a family story."
2 min. watch
More from The Met
The artist’s work challenges the social and political context of mass incarceration.
Lisa Sutcliffe
April 28
Explore how the Taiwanese artist’s Great Hall Commission invites a transhistorical conversation about the art of writing
Lesley Ma
February 28
Video
More in:Art Explained
Art Mentioned
A slider containing 1 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
June 1872