America, late 19th Century / modeled 1898, cast after 1898
Amor Caritas
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Amor Caritas as sculpture (America, late 19th Century · modeled 1898, cast after 1898).
An elementary school in Manhattan is named in Saint-Gaudens's honor.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this sculpture as bronze and credits Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, born Ireland, 1848–1907).
The museum's collection notes: Saint-Gaudens based this angelic figure, an allegory of Love and Charity, on his longtime model and mistress, Davida Johnson Clark. The initial life-size bronze cast of the composition received much acclaim, and the artist regarded it as “one of the things I care for most that I have done.” Due to its popularity, approximately 20 smaller-scale versions, including this example, were produced by Saint-Gaudens and sold through high-end retail outlets such as Tiffany & Co. in New York.
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