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Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Angel of Love (Amor Caritas),

Description

Maker

  • Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Title

Angel of Love (Amor Caritas)

Medium

bronze

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • bronze

Techniques

  • bronze

Dimensions

102.6 x 43.2 x 10.8 cm (40 3/8 x 17 x 4 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed on tablet:AMOR CARITAS; signed and dated:AVGVSTVS SAINT GAVDENS MDCCCXCVIII Foundry mark on side, bottom right: E Cruet, Jeune, Fondeur, Avenue de Chatillon, Paris

Marks: Foundry mark at side, bottom right:E. Cruet, Jeune, Fondeur, 44bis Avenue de Chatillon, Paris

Type

  • Sculpture

Credit

Museum Collection

Object Number

48.352

About

Angel of Love (Amor Caritas)

Inscribed on tablet:AMOR CARITAS; signed and dated:AVGVSTVS SAINT GAVDENS MDCCCXCVIII Foundry mark on side, bottom right: E Cruet, Jeune, Fondeur, Avenue de Chatillon, Paris

Marks: Foundry mark at side, bottom right:E. Cruet, Jeune, Fondeur, 44bis Avenue de Chatillon, Paris

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Making It In America

October 11, 2013 - February 9, 2014

An American Idyll

April 6, 2007 - January 6, 2008

After Eden

April 26 - December 29, 1996

Carvings, Casts, & Replicas

February 10 - April 23, 1995

Enid Yandell and the Branstock School

July 23 - August 29, 1982

Use

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