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'''''La Capresse des Colonies''''' is a mid-19th century sculpture by French sculptor [[Charles Henri Joseph Cordier|Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier]].<ref |
'''''La Capresse des Colonies''''' is a mid-19th century sculpture by French sculptor [[Charles Henri Joseph Cordier|Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/231788|title=La Capresse des Colonies|last=|first=|date=|website=Metropolitan Museum of Art|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-12-04}}</ref> Sculpted from Algerian marble and adorned with [[bronze]] and [[onyx]], using [[Polychrome|polychromy]], the statue was crafted in the years following the [[Abolitionism#Second abolition (1848) and subsequent events|1848 emancipation]] of slaves in the [[Second French Empire|French Empire]], an edict which greatly inspired Cordier. It is part of a pair with ''[[The Jewish Woman of Algiers]]''. Both sculptures are in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
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| Artist | Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier |
| Year | 1861 |
| Medium | Onyx, marble, bronze and gilt bronze, marble |
| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City |
La Capresse des Colonies is a mid-19th century sculpture by French sculptor Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier.[1] Sculpted from Algerian marble and adorned with bronze and onyx, using polychromy, the statue was crafted in the years following the 1848 emancipation of slaves in the French Empire, an edict which greatly inspired Cordier. It is part of a pair with The Jewish Woman of Algiers. Both sculptures are in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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[edit]- ^ "La Capresse des Colonies". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2019-12-04.