'Corinthe', A Gilt-Bronze, Enameled and Jewel-Set Figure
Details
Jean-Léon Gérôme (French, 1824-1904)
'Corinthe', A Gilt-Bronze, Enameled and Jewel-Set Figure
inscribed 'J. L. GÉROME', stamped '2135' and impressed with the Siot-Decauville foundry seal; also inscribed in the mold 'NON LICET OMNIBUS ADIRE CORINTHUM'
28½in. (72.5cm.) high, on original gilt-bronze mounted column 47¼in. (120cm.) high
'Corinthe', A Gilt-Bronze, Enameled and Jewel-Set Figure
inscribed 'J. L. GÉROME', stamped '2135' and impressed with the Siot-Decauville foundry seal; also inscribed in the mold 'NON LICET OMNIBUS ADIRE CORINTHUM'
28½in. (72.5cm.) high, on original gilt-bronze mounted column 47¼in. (120cm.) high
Literature
G. Ackerman, The Life and Works of Jean-Léon Gérôme, New York, 1986, p. 330, cat. no. S.63
G. Ackerman, 'Gerome's Sculpture: The Problems of Realist Sculpture', Arts Magazine, February, 1986, vol. 60, no. 6, pp. 88-89, fig.23
G. Ackerman, 'Gerome's Sculpture: The Problems of Realist Sculpture', Arts Magazine, February, 1986, vol. 60, no. 6, pp. 88-89, fig.23