DESCRIPTION: A Paul Landowski gold patinated bronze bas-relief plaque signed Landowski. Depicts "Orpheus Charming the Animals". According to Greek myth, the poet Orpheus played the lyre with such magical sweetness that he charmed the animals, birds, and reptiles that gathered around him, subduing their innate hostility. This gilt plaque depicts Orpheus standing in the center playing the lyre, surrounded by varied animals. This plaque is signed "Landowski" in the lower lower left.

Paul Maximilien Landowski (French, 4 June 1875 - 27 March 1961), was a French monument sculptor of Polish ancestry. A graduate of the French National Academy, Landowski won the Prix de Rome in 1900 with his statue of David, and went on to a fifty-five year career that produced over thirty five monuments in the city of Paris. Landowski is widely known for the 1931 Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
CIRCA: Late 19th- Early 20th Century
ORIGIN: France
DIMENSIONS: H: 5 1/4" W 3 1/2"
CONDITION: Good Condition
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