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
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 106 cm Depth 113 cm Width 78,5 cm Weight 320 |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Sculptor:
Aristide Maillol
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| Accession number | BEK 1401 a-b (MK) |
| Credits | Gift Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, 1961 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1961 |
| Creation date | in 1902 - 1905 (1961) |
| Internal exhibitions |
Lievelingen (2024) |
| External exhibitions |
The Art Of Deceleration (2011) Maillol (2012) "Boijmans bij de Buren" - Mensbeelden – Kracht & Kwetsbaarheid (2019) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | France > Western Europe > Europe |
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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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