Amor Caritas
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
American Art
On View:
MEDIUM
Bronze
DATES
1898
DIMENSIONS
39 7/8 x 17 3/4 x 5 in. (101.3 x 45.1 x 12.7 cm) (show scale)
SIGNATURE
Molded at bottom of left pilaster: "AVGVSTVS . / SAINT-GAVDENS / M.D.C.C.C.XC.VIII" incised in lower right corner: "COPYRIGHT BY A. SAINT-GAUDENS MDCCCXCVIII"
COLLECTIONS
American Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
68.184
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Klein
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Relief of female winged figure holding plaque with decorative border and incised "AMOR CARITAS" above her head. She wears a classical dress with loose drapery folds and has a chain of flowers around her waist and head. Stands on rounded base between two pilasters.
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, born Ireland, 1848â1907). Amor Caritas, 1898. Bronze, 39 7/8 x 17 3/4 x 5 in. (101.3 x 45.1 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Klein, 68.184. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 68.184_SL1.jpg)
IMAGE
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