This survey of 700 years’ worth of sculptural practice brings together approximately 120 significant sculptures from various eras to uncover the diverse strategies artists such as El Greco, Louise Bourgeois, and Jeff Koons employed in replicating and reconstructing the human figure.
Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier, attributed to designs by Charles-François Rossigneux, “La Capresse des Colonies” (1861).
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Fund, 2006.