LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: plaster

Emblema with Aphrodite and Eros Mediterranean, ca. 1st-2nd century AD Plaster Accession # 1996.472 Similar plaster emblema from the Mediterranean were found at the Afghan site of Begram. Such trade goods were particularly important for the transmission of classical motifs and styles. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Cupid and Psyche Plaster Model Antonio Canova (1757-1822) Born in Possagno, active in Venice, and especially Rome, 1794 Accession # 05.46 The metal pins inserted over the surface assisted the sculptor in transferring the form of the complex group from the plaster to the block of marble from which the sculpture was carved. Canova made two slightly different versions of this composition. The first, commissioned by a Briton, was later acquired by Napoleon's brother-in-law and is now in the Musee du Louvre in Paris. The second, for which this full-scale model was prepared, was made for Prince Nicholas Youssoupov and is now in the Hermitage, Saint Petersburg. The plaster was inherited by Canova's assistant, Adamo Tadolini, who used it to replicate additional groups. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Cupid and Psyche Plaster Model Antonio Canova (1757-1822) Born in Possagno, active in Venice, and especially Rome, 1794 Accession # 05.46 The metal pins inserted over the surface assisted the sculptor in transferring the form of the complex group from the plaster to the block of marble from which the sculpture was carved. Canova made two slightly different versions of this composition. The first, commissioned by a Briton, was later acquired by Napoleon's brother-in-law and is now in the Musee du Louvre in Paris. The second, for which this full-scale model was prepared, was made for Prince Nicholas Youssoupov and is now in the Hermitage, Saint Petersburg. The plaster was inherited by Canova's assistant, Adamo Tadolini, who used it to replicate additional groups. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Cupid and Psyche Plaster Model Antonio Canova (1757-1822) Born in Possagno, active in Venice, and especially Rome, 1794 Accession # 05.46 The metal pins inserted over the surface assisted the sculptor in transferring the form of the complex group from the plaster to the block of marble from which the sculpture was carved. Canova made two slightly different versions of this composition. The first, commissioned by a Briton, was later acquired by Napoleon's brother-in-law and is now in the Musee du Louvre in Paris. The second, for which this full-scale model was prepared, was made for Prince Nicholas Youssoupov and is now in the Hermitage, Saint Petersburg. The plaster was inherited by Canova's assistant, Adamo Tadolini, who used it to replicate additional groups. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.