Undine

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Undine

Albert-Ernest Carrier-BelleuseLinkedCulture matchlcp-eee7f4b21923

Date
after 1863
Medium
Bronze
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
4188

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The organic curves and dynamic nature of the water nymph Undine as she moves through the cattails is indicative of Carrier-Belleuse's inspiration from the Baroque and Rococo. The sculptor was an influential figure in shifting artistic taste in mid-nineteenth century France from an idealized style inspired by Classicism to one that favored active figures, high energy, and curvilinear design. The subject of the sculpture is taken from a popular novella and opera of the time, in which Undine must bear a human child to gain her soul. Europe

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Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton

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