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James Pradier — Sappho: Portrait of a Woman (Louise Colet)
James Pradier

Sappho: Portrait of a Woman (Louise Colet)

1830

Neoclassical sculptor Pradier transforms the celebrated French writer Louise Colet into an idealized portrait of the ancient Greek poetess Sappho, merging contemporary portraiture with classical mythology.

Medium
bronze

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James Pradier, Sappho: Portrait of a Woman (Louise Colet), 1830

Neoclassical sculptor Pradier transforms the celebrated French writer Louise Colet into an idealized portrait of the ancient Greek poetess Sappho, merging contemporary portraiture with classical mythology.

Medium
bronze
Year
1830
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Bronze, French, Sculpture, Historical, Portrait, Neoclassical, Woman, Figurative

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