This personification of the Mediterranean Sea, with her rounded figure and smooth bronze skin is a model of modesty and composure. In this perfectly balanced composition Maillol strove to match the harmony and simplicity of the classical ideal. For him the Mediterranean Sea was the centre of the ancient civilisation.
Specifications
| Title | La Méditerranée |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Bronze |
| Object type |
Sculpture
> Three-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Weight 320 Width 78.5 cm Height 106 cm Depth 113 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Beeldhouwer:
Aristide Maillol
|
| Accession number | BEK 1401 a-b (MK) |
| Credits | Schenking / Donation: Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen 1961 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1961 |
| Age artist | About 41 years old |
| External exhibitions |
The Art Of Deceleration (2011) Maillol (2012) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | France > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Aristide Maillol
Banyuls-sur-Mer 1861 - Banyuls-sur-Mer 1944
Aristide Maillol, one of the most important early 20th-century sculptors, owes his fame to twenty-three monumental sculptures of women. ‘La Méditerranée...
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