Portrait of Christoph Willibald Gluck
c. 1775
Overall: 49.5 x 40 x 28.5 cm (19 1/2 x 15 3/4 x 11 1/4 in.); with base: 64 x 39.3 x 28.1 cm (25 3/16 x 15 1/2 x 11 1/16 in.)
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1988.59
A well-known composer of the 1700s, Gluck reformed opera by bringing unprecedented simplicity and sincerity to his music and staging, qualities shared by Houdon’s bust. This portrait, by depicting Gluck’s pockmarked face, was perceived as a natural and truthful representation....
Sculpture
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Terms
Culture
France, 18th century
Technique
terracotta
Medium
terracotta
Genre
Sculpture
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
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