Figure Group of Love Carried by the Three Graces

Cleveland Museum of Art

Figure Group of Love Carried by the Three Graces

François BoucherLinkedCulture matchlcp-8b3762df2461

Date
c. 1768–78
Medium
unglazed soft-paste porcelain (biscuit)
Culture
France, Sèvres
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
142470

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A classical sculpture depicting a woman holding flowers with two children and a dog.

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This figure group was likely modeled after the designs of François Boucher, whose designs appeared as figures or paintings on Sèvres porcelain. The scene represented is pulled from classical antiquity; the child wreathed in flowers is a physical manifestation of love and the women who hold him aloft are the three daughters of Zeus, Greek god of the sky. The design of this figure group appeared among the 38 porcelain figure groups included in a service commissioned for Catherine of Russia in 1779.

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Credit line
The Norweb Collection
Provenance
R. Henry Norweb, Cleveland, Ohio.

Part of LinkedCulture topics

  • Representative object from the topic 18th Century European Porcelain Figures
    18th Century European Porcelain Figures

    These objects are decorative figural ceramics produced across Europe (Germany, England, France) during the 18th century, predominantly featuring musicians and social scenes rendered in porcelain and faience.

    76 objects from 4 institutions

  • Representative object from the topic 18th Century Porcelain Figurines
    18th Century Porcelain Figurines

    These objects are decorative ceramic figures and figure groups made from soft-paste or hard-paste porcelain during the 18th century, produced by major European porcelain factories including Meissen, Sèvres, Derby, Chelse

    413 objects from 4 institutions

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