Augustus Saint-Gaudens (Sculptor). Amor Caritas. 1897. United States. Bronze Augustus Saint-Gaudens was a leading sculptor of the Gilded Age. This elaborately draped, angelic female figure is the culmination of Saint-Gaudens’s studies of allegorical figures, which included similar designs for both the Edwin D. Morgan tomb in Hartford, Connecticut, and the mantelpiece in the house of Cornelius Vanderbilt II in New York. Amor Caritas (Angel of Charity) probably depicts Davida Clark, the artist’s mistress. Saint-Gaudens often depicted angels, as did many other late 19th-century artists, to symbol
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (Sculptor). Amor Caritas. 1897. United States. Bronze Augustus Saint-Gaudens was a leading sculptor of the Gilded Age. This elaborately draped, angelic female figure is the culmination of Saint-Gaudens’s studies of allegorical figures, which included similar designs for both the Edwin D. Morgan tomb in Hartford, Connecticut, and the mantelpiece in the house of Cornelius Vanderbilt II in New York. Amor Caritas (Angel of Charity) probably depicts Davida Clark, the artist’s mistress. Saint-Gaudens often depicted angels, as did many other late 19th-century artists, to symbolize the perceived virtues of women. The sculptor brought a level of naturalism to his ideal figure, particularizing the facial features and rendering the drapery so that it appears to fall atop the human form beneath.
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