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Casal

17th–late 18th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 344
Criado como um remate de um monumento colocado ao ar livre, este casal é a mais alta realização artística de uma região onde convergem as tradições estéticas da África e do Oceano Índico. O conceito da relação de complementaridade essencial entre homem e mulher, retratado aqui com tanta eloquência, é um tema importante da vida espiritual malgaxe. Por sua força serena e simetria equilibrada, esta obra é um dos raros exemplos de escultura do sudeste africano e tem influenciado a arte ocidental. Era conhecida em Paris no início do século XX e tornou-se parte da coleção do escultor britânico Sir Jacob Epstein em 1922–1923.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Casal
  • Data: Século XVII–fim do século XVIII
  • Geografia: Madagascar, região de Menabe
  • Cultura: Etnia sakalava
  • Meio: Madeira, pigmento
  • Dimensões: 99,1 cm de altura
  • Linha de créditos: Compra, doações de Lila Acheson Wallace, Daniel e Marian Malcolm e James J. Ross, 2001
  • Número de acesso: 2001.408
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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