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The spirit of the dance (Le génie de la danse)
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ARTIST:
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (France, 1827-1875)
TITLE OF WORK:
The spirit of the dance (Le génie de la danse)
TYPE OF WORK:
Sculpture, white marble bust
DATE:
1870
DATE DETAILS: approx.
DIMENSIONS: 65.7 cm height
COMMENTS: Inscribed "J B Carpeaux". It is known that it was Princess Hélène de Racowitza who modeled for the famous sculpture "The spirit of the dance", decorating the entrance of the Paris Opéra
LOCALITY OF REFERENCE:
Antiquity, France
KEYWORDS:
religion, divinity
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