
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Eve Tempted
Jean-Baptiste CarpeauxLinkedCulture matchlcp-00657fee3a9a
- Date
- 1874
- Medium
- Bronze
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 124351
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
This figure tells part of the story of Eve in the Garden of Eden. Carpeaux, whose sculpture reflects the refinement and elegance so popular during the Second Empire in France, was famous for original and even daring representations of traditional themes. The sense of life and movement he gave to his subjects set him apaprt from other artists of the time. Europe
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- Credit line
- Bequest of Bruce B. Dayton
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