Achille Deveria

Maker and role
Artist: Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, French, 1788-1856
 Year
1828

Object detail

Media/Materials
Bronze
Measurements
diameter, 5 1/8in (13cm)
Credit line
Museum purchase with the Victor and Peggy Barton Creighton Charitable Trust in honor of the 40th anniversary of the McNay Docents
Accession number
2002.7.3
Object type
Sculpture
Department
European and American Art
Location
Not on view
Further information
Pierre-Jean David d'Angers revived portrait sculpture during the Romantic period by drawing on the classical tradition of busts and medallions. In his medallions, the artist emphasized the brainpower of his subjects by their high foreheads and dramatically tousled "genius" hair. He created a pantheon of more than 500 portraits of leaders of the Romantic era in France in the medallion format.
Subject period
Neoclassical
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