Figure Group of Love Carried by the Three Graces

Description

This figure group was likely modeled after the designs of François Boucher, whose designs appeared as figures or paintings on Sèvres porcelain. The scene represented is pulled from classical antiquity; the child wreathed in flowers is a physical manifestation of love and the women who hold him aloft are the three daughters of Zeus, Greek god of the sky.

Provenance

R. Henry Norweb, Cleveland, Ohio.

Figure Group of Love Carried by the Three Graces

Sèvres Porcelain Factory

c. 1768–1778

Accession Number

1966.235

Medium

unglazed soft-paste porcelain (biscuit)

Dimensions

Overall: 25.4 x 12.8 x 14 cm (10 x 5 1/16 x 5 1/2 in.)

Classification

Ceramic

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

The Norweb Collection