Vase
by CLODION, Marble, height 74 cm
The orthodox classical shape is relieved by the fleshy young Bacchanals; antiquity blends with the ‘ancien r�gime’. Clodion produced many versions of this basic design between 1763 an 1785.
Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 19 minutes):
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme