European Sculpture
European Sculpture
Comprising European sculpture from the twelfth through the early twentieth centuries, LACMA’s collection is famed for its Renaissance and baroque polychrome sculptures. Of particular note are the French eighteenth-century terra-cottas, with examples of the work of Tuby, Clodion, Chinard, and Pajou. The nineteenth century is richly represented with sculptures by David d’Angers, Rude, Carrier-Belleuse, Dalou, Falguière, and above all, Auguste Rodin; works by Rodin and Bourdelles are installed in the renovated B. Gerald Cantor Sculpture Garden.
Andrea della Robbia
New Acquisition: Baratta’s Wealth and Prudence
On view now in our European galleries are two life-size allegorical figure statues, Wealth and Prudence, by the late Florentine Baroque master, Giovanni Baratta (1640–1747)—just acquired through the largess of The Ahmanson Foundation. The rediscovery of these sculptures has been recognized as a major contribution to the study of early eighteenth-century Florentine art...
Keeping Tabs on an Art Collection
Last month I fulfilled a lifelong dream of visiting the Hermitage museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. When I was there, I noticed a number of large notations applied directly on the backs of some of the sculptures on view. Marks like those pictured above are used for recordkeeping purposes at museums, but these seemed particularly bold to me...
