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Grape Harvester Improvising On A Comic Subject , Francisque Joseph Duret (1804 - 1865)

Name: Grape Harvester Improvising On A Comic Subject , Francisque Joseph Duret (1804 - 1865)
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SKU: 2H7I3B5CP4
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Grape picker improvising on a comic subject (Memories of Naples) - 1838

Bronze proof representing a young Neapolitan man entitled "IMPROVVISATOR" by Francisque Joseph Duret .
"The Improvvisator" figure with a jovial expression , playing the Mandolin near a barrel adorned with vine branches .
Duret finds his inspiration in Classical Antiquity and the Florentine Renaissance but also in his travels to Naples , for the creation of a large number of his works .
Bronze with bronze patina, titled "Improvvisator" , on the front of the terrace .
Signature of the sculptor "Duret", in hollow, on the richly decorated barrel .
Mention "Medal of Honor" , "Salon des beaux - arts" .
Period second half of the 19th century .
Very good state of preservation and patina .

FRANCISQUE JOSEPH DURET (1804 - 1865)

Duret was a French sculptor , born October 19, 1804 in Paris where he died May 26 , 1865 .
A pupil of his father , François Joseph , and of Bosio , he obtained in 1823 , jointly with Augustin Dumont , the First Prize of Rome , for the bas - relief "Pain of Evandre on the body of his son Pallas" .
In 1824 , he then left for the Villa Medici in Rome .

From Rome , in 1831 , he made his first submissions to the Salon , in particular "Mercury inventing the lyre", which was purchased by the king .
He distinguished himself in 1833 , presenting at the Salon his "Fisherman dancing the tarantella", produced the previous year .
His notoriety allows him to obtain public commissions for the Louvre , the Palais de Justice , the Stock Exchange , the Paris City Hall , the French Theater… as well as for Parisian churches .
Francisque - Joseph Duret realizes "Saint Michel slaying the Dragon" for the fountain Saint - Michel in Paris .
He will present at the Salon of 1839 , "The Harvester improvising on a comic subject (Memory of Naples)" .
(The edition of the Louvre melted after the model of 1839 , was presented at the Universal Exhibition of 1855) .

He entered the Institute in 1843 , and became a professor at the School of Fine Arts from 1852 to 1863 .
His highly appreciated teaching led him to train many students , including Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux , Jules Dalou and Henri Chapu .
Francisque Duret died in Paris in 1865 , and rests with his son-in-law , the painter "Pierre Auguste Cot" .
He will leave behind a large number of works inspired by Classical Antiquity and the Florentine Renaissance .

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Additional Information

Style	Rome and ancient Greece (Bronze sculptures of Rome and ancient Greece Style)
Period	19th century (Bronze sculptures 19th century)
Country of origin	France
Artist	Francisque Joseph Duret (1804 - 1865)
Height (cm)	55 cm
Materials	Bronze, Patinated Bronze, Gilt bronze