Jean-Baptiste Clesinger (1814–1883) Bronze Bust, "Attis Consort of Cybele

Greek Bust In Bronze XIX century VERY DECORATIVE BRONZE BUST REPRESENTING A YOUNG GREEK FROM THE END OF THE XIX CENTURY. THE BASE IS IN BLACK MARBLE AND THE EYES IN SILVER. REAL Size.

Enhance your collection with this decorative terracotta bust of the renowned Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes. Crafted circa 1900, this bust captures the literary icon with remarka...

An exceptional French patinated realistic miniature bronze bust of Jesus Christ, 1858 Signed: J CLESINGER. 1858 and F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR, wi...

A large bronze bust showing a beautiful young woman depicted as a Bacchante, the Greek Goddess of Wine, her head festooned with grape branches. The bust is supported by an integral bronze plinth that at the back is inscribed with the name of the sculptor, J. Clesinger Rome 1857 dating the bronze to the time when the sculptor was 33 years old. The sculptor whose full name was Jean Auguste Baptiste Clesinger was born in 1813 in Besancon in Southern France. His father, Georges-Philippe, was a sculptor and trained Auguste in art. Auguste first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1843 with a bust of Vicomte Jules de Vaidahon. At the 1847 Salon, he created a sensation with his Woman bitten by a serpent, produced from life-casts from his model Apollonie Sabartier who was a notorious Parisian and the mistress of many perhaps even of Clesinger himself. Later he also produced this bust of her as Bacchante. In private life, the sculptor was awarded one of France’s highest honour, the knight’s cross...