Art Institute of Chicago
Two Putti Supporting a Torch
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- Date
- 1650–1700
- Medium
- Terracotta on slate
- Culture
- Netherlands
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture of Europe
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 93280
In this terracotta sculpture, a pouting putto and his companion flank an elaborate candelabra with a lit torch. The surfaces of the fleshy baby bodies and architectural elements retain the striations and marks of the sculptor’s tools, an indication that this work was not a finished product. Artists considered terracotta, a type of ceramic characterized by its reddish-brown color, an ideal medium for models. Such models served as guides for their assistants to begin the final version, in this case likely an element of a larger sculptural ensemble.
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- Credit line
- Through prior purchase with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. John Golitz; through prior bequest of Hans G. Cahen
- Provenance
- Galerie Bellanger, Paris, by 1986 [according to letters from Patrice Bellanger to Ian Wardropper, August – November 1986, in curatorial file]; sold to the Art Institute, 1987.
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- Object type
- AAT300301253
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