The Negress
Bronze- Sculpture
- Baroque Realism
1868- 19th Century
Museum of Art
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827 – 1875)
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux was a celebrated 19th-century French sculptor known for his dynamic and emotionally charged works like "La Danse" and "Ugolino and His Sons." He masterfully blended realism with Baroque influences, capturing movement and human expression in marble and bronze.
Museum of Art (Indianapolis, United States of America)
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About this artwork
- Title: The Negress
- Artist: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
- Year: 1868
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Museum of Art
- Movement: Baroque Realism
- Medium: Bronze
- Medium type: Sculpture
- Creative period: Mature Period
Quick Facts
- Notable elements: Expressive realism
- Movement: French Romanticism
- Artist: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
- Year: 1868
- Medium: Clay Sculpture
- Influences:
- Rude
- Corot
- Subject or theme: Female Figure
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