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Painting
Washerwomen of Fouesnant
William-Adolphe Bouguereau, (La Rochelle, France, 1825 – 1905, La Rochelle, France)
Bouguereau, William-Adolphe
France
1825 - 1905
Male
30 x 23 5/8 in. (76.2 x 60 cm)
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without frame
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overall framed size
frame
Oil
Oil
1869
1869
1869
1800-1900, 19th century, genre scenes, jobs & work, paintings, women
Painting
In Fouesnant, a bay in Brittany, Bouguereau found the source material that would fuel his work for years to come. Academic artists viewed scenes of peasants performing their usual daily chores as a modern-day counterpart to the rustic figures of antiquity so beloved in historical paintings. Despite their circumstances, peasants in Academic paintings were usually depicted as clean, well-fed and neatly dressed. Here a girl carrying laundry resembles a caryatid, a classical figure used to support an architectural pediment.
[Gallery label text, 2011]
lower leftback of frameback of frameback of frameback of frameback of frameback of frame, Partly torn away.back of frame, Torn green labelback of frame, red circular sticker, no text visibleback of frameback of stretcher, In ball-point penback of stretcher, Torn green labelback of stretcher
1955.61
item
Memorial Art Gallery
1/17/2001
55.61TR1
transparency
4 x 5
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55.61DI1
digital image
4 x 5
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55.61DI2
digital image
4 x 5
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55.61DI#3
digital image
4/7/2009
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Sculpture
Group of Nymphs
Claude Michel, 1738 - 1814
Clodion
France
1738 - 1814
Male
11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm)
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Terracotta
Terracotta
0
0
1800-1900, 19th century, nymphs, sculpture, women
Sculpture
1955.107
item
Memorial Art Gallery
1/25/2001
55.107SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
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55.107SL2
slide
detail
2 x 2
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55.107DI1
digital image
full
2 x 2
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full
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full
5 x 7
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55.107DI#2
digital image
Detail
6/11/2009
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Drawing
Head of a Young Woman
Thomas W. Dewing, 1851 - 1938
Dewing, Thomas W.
United States
1851 - 1938
Male
10 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (26 x 21 cm)
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overall
frame
Silver point
Silver point
ca. 1895
1890
1900
1800-1900, 19th century, drawing, portraits, women
Drawing
Head of a Young Woman is the only silver point drawing in MAG’s collection. It is also the only American artwork that was given to the Gallery by Bertha Buswell, whose taste ran nearly exclusively to European fine and decorative arts. Unfortunately, we do not know anything about how or why she acquired such an anomaly, albeit a beautiful one, for her collection.
Silver point was a technique used extensively in the Renaissance and revived in the United States in the late 19th century. Every line was created by dragging a silver stylus across the surface of a specially-prepared paper. The stylus left a trail of silver on the paper, requiring perfect control by the artist, as this was not a forgiving medium where mistakes could be corrected with an eraser. With exposure to the air, the silver tarnished and created a warm brown tone. Because of the fragility of the silver and the paper, this lovely work is rarely exhibited.
[Label text from It Came From the Vault exhibition, 2013]
lower left
1955.79
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
55.79TR1
Transparency
Memorial Art Gallery
2 1/4 x 2 3/4
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transparency
2.5 x 3
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55.79SL1
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3x2
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55.79DI1
digital image
Memorial Art Gallery
Imaging complete
8/4/2000
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digital image
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Decorative Arts
Jade Receptacle Standing on Four Legs
Chinese artist
Chinese artist
China
Primary
8 x 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (20.3 x 14 x 8.9 cm)
Jade
Jade
0
0
1800-1900, Chinese, vessels
Decorative Arts
1955.246a-b
item
Memorial Art Gallery
6/5/2001
55.246DI#1
digital image
Front
4/10/2007
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Metalwork
Candelabra (one of a pair)
French artist, (active )
French artist
France
Primary
23 in. (58.4 cm)
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Bronze
Bronze
19th Century
1800
1899
19th century, candlesticks, metalwork
Metalwork
1955.168.1
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/13/2001
55.168a-bDI1
digital image
11/15/2002
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55.168.1DI#2
digital image
3/28/2010
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55.168.1DI#3
digital image
3/28/2010
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Textiles
Sennah Rug
Iranian artist, (active )
Iranian artist
Iran
Primary
74 x 50 in. (188 x 127 cm)
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0
0
1800-1900, Iranian, Islam, Islamic art, rugs
Textiles
1955.31
item
Memorial Art Gallery
5/12/2001
55.31SL1
slide
2 x 2
00/00/00
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55.31DI1
digital image
2 x 2
00/00/00
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55.31DI#2
digital image
5/1/2018
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Glass
Copy of the Barovier Wedding Goblet
Italian (Murano) manufactory, (active )
Italian (Murano) manufactory
Italy
7 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (17.8 x 21.6 x 21.6 cm)
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Glass
Glass
early 1900s
1900
1900
1800-1900, 19th century, compote, glass, horses, trees in art, women
Glass
The Barovier “Coppa Nuziale,” or wedding goblet, was made by the Venetian master glassmaker Angelo Barovier during the late 1400s. Originally designed for the marriage of the Duke of Ferrara, the piece is one of the most famous and frequently reproduced works of Renaissance glass in existence. The images on the bowl include wedding portraits of the bride and groom. A group of women on horseback ride toward a fountain in which, on the other side of the goblet, they are shown bathing nude.
Reproductions of this iconic Renaissance work represent the revitalization during the late 19th century of Murano’s centuries-long fame as a glassmaking center. One of the earliest figures in this effort was Antonio Salviati, whose adaptation of traditional skills to modern manufacturing processes promoted ornate and highly decorative glass as an accessible art form rather than one limited to the very wealthy. Many of the existing copies are attributed to his manufactory.
[Label text from It Came From the Vault exhibition, 2013]
1955.97
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
55.97DI#2
digital image
Side 1
9/19/2007
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55.97DI#1
digital image
side 2
9/19/2007
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55.97DI#3
digital image
side 3
9/19/2007
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55.97DI#4
digital image
side 4
9/19/2007
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Metalwork
Mortar and Pestle
Italian artist
Italian artist
Italy
Primary
3 1/2 x 5 x 5 in. (8.9 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm)
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Bronze
Bronze
0
0
19th century, metalwork, vessels
Metalwork
1955.119.1-.2
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/13/2001
55.119DI1
digital image
11/15/2002
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55.119DI#2
digital image
2/22/2010
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