Bust of Angelino Cartioni
Artist
Aimé Jules Dalou
(French, 1838 - 1902)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1877-1878
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 16 3/4 x 8 x 8 1/2 in. (42.5 x 20.3 x 21.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2065
Not on view
DescriptionBronze bust of Angelino Cartioni. He looks upward, his lips slightly parted.Label TextJules Dalou French (1838-1902) Head of a Boy (Portrait of the Son of Angelo Cartioni), ca. 1875-78 Bronze, 16 3/4 x 8 x 8 1/2 in. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.2065 In 1878 Queen Victoria commissioned Dalou to create a memorial sculpture for her dead grandchildren for the Royal Chapel at Windsor Castle. Dalou made a number of smaller figure studies for that large bronze monument, several of which he then issued as independent works of art. Among the most poignant of these is his Head of a Boy, which the artist made while perfecting his design for the angel who cradles Victoria's deceased grandchildren in his arms. The young son of Dalou's London assistant, Angelino Cartioni served as his model. Though Dalou worked to build his reputation in Paris, his career first blossomed in London, where he fled for a time to escape the political reprisals that befell other radical supporters of the Paris Commune at the end of the Franco-Prussian War (1871). He eventually became one of the most productive and successful sculptors working in France. His creations ranged from intimate studies such as the Chrysler's Head of a Boy to mammoth public monuments like The Triumph of the Republic (Place de la Nation, Paris). Exhibition History"Reopening of the Joan P. Brock Galleries," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., Opening in March of 2008.
