来自米尔莫纪念碑的死亡天使和雕塑家

Daniel Chester French American
Carved by Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studio

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 700

法兰奇的米尔莫纪念碑是波士顿雕塑家马丁·米尔莫的家人委托他制作的,以纪念马丁和他的兄弟约瑟夫。最初的青铜雕像于1893年安置在马萨诸塞州牙买加平原的森林小丘墓园里;这件大理石复制品是后来专为大都会博物馆雕刻的。一位死亡天使出现在一位年轻的雕塑者面前,伸出手去阻止他的工作。她的右手中握着罂粟花,象征永恒长眠。法兰奇是二十世纪早期重要的纪念雕塑家,他最著名的作品就是为华盛顿特区的林肯纪念堂雕刻的林肯坐像。

The Angel of Death and the Sculptor from the Milmore Memorial, Daniel Chester French (American, Exeter, New Hampshire 1850–1931 Stockbridge, Massachusetts), Marble, American

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