Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Horology | Marble, ormulu
Size:
16 1/2 in. (41.91 cm)
Creation Place:
Europe, France
Culture:
Europe, France
Style:
18th century
Physical Description:
the figures, of bronze gilded, seated on the circular dial, are in the style of Falconet and represent Venus with two cherubs; the dial has pierced hands in the shape of arrows to mark hours and minutes, and secondary hands of blue steel for days weeks and month; the pedestal, which rests on a square base, is in the baroque style with medallions and branches of bay leaves, and is supported by inverted consoles
Credit:
Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Mrs. William P. Conklin, in memory of Ethel Morrison Van Derlip
I really like how the artist didnt use to many different colors but made it so detaled that you can still see the end of the road where the different trees are where the bushes, and grass are its just vary relaxing to me.
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