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A 19TH CENTURY BRONZE GROUP OF THE EDUCATION OF ACHILLES AFTER FRANCOIS RUDE, FRENCH (1784-1855)
the centaur teaching the young Achilles learning how to shoot his bow, with a snake on the naturalistic ground, medium brown patination with gold highpoints,
50cm high x 44cm wide
Footnote:
This model is based on a painting of the same subject by Jean-Baptiste Regnault. Exhibited at the Paris salon of 1783 the work achieved great acclaim and influenced sculptors and painters alike. The bronze model has now been attributed by Douglas Lewis to the important French sculptor François Rude, and was probably produced in the early stages of his career.
Related Literature: Lewis, D. "The Progeny of Centaurs: An Early Work by Rude and Its Influence" in Antologia di Belle Arti La Scultura, Nuova Serie, NN. 48-51, 1994 Torino, pp. 140-146.
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