Flora Kneeling, c. 1871, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French, 1827-1875, 19 1/8 x 9 1/2 x 12 in. ( x x cm), Marble, France, 19th century, During the mid and late nineteenth century, sculptors, such as Carpeaux were inspired by classical subject matter, compositions and styles. Carpeaux borrowed the pose of the figure of Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers, from a well-known antique statue, Crouching Venus. The animated face of the young girl was copied from a bust Carpeaux executed of Anna Foucart, the daughter of a childhood friend of the artist's

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