Close-up shot of Capresse des Colonies, a beautiful bronze and Onyx sculpture by Charles Cordier

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Close-up shot of Capresse des Colonies, a beautiful bronze and Onyx sculpture by Charles Cordier. Charles Cordier (Cambrai 1827 - Algiers 1905), a pupil of Rude, occupies a special place in French sculpture of the second half of the nineteenth century. In 1848, the very year slavery was abolished in France, he caught visitors' attention at the Salon by exhibiting a bust of a Sudanese. The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the left bank of the Seine, housed in the former railway station, the Gare d'Orsay. It holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1915, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography, and is probably best known for its extensive collection of impressionist masterpieces by popular painters such as Monet and Renoir.

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Size: 3360px × 5050px
Location: Musée d'Orsay, Rue de Lille 75343 Paris, France
Photo credit: © John Gaffen 2 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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