Mary of Burgundy

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Modeled before 1844, early cast c. 1850

Jean-Auguste Barre (French, 1811–1896)
Cast by Susse Frères, Éditeurs (French, 19th century)

Jean-Auguste Barre was celebrated for his statuettes of contemporary celebrities and historical personages. This sculpture is a particularly ambitious example of a small bronze depicting a historical subject. Mary of Burgundy (1457–1482), the daughter and heiress of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, died unexpectedly in a riding accident. Barre depicted the moment just before her tragic fall, as she hunts with a falcon, accompanied by a page. The rich attention to detail on the bronze’s surface contributes to the pictorial nature of the composition.

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Department: Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist: Jean-Auguste Barre
Title: Mary of Burgundy
Place: France (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Modeled 1820–1844
Medium: Bronze
Inscriptions: Signed: BARRE (handwritten in original cast on base), Stamped: Foundry mark: Susse Freres (proper left front of base)
Dimensions: 52.1 × 45.7 × 22.9 cm (20 1/2 × 18 × 9 in.)
Credit Line: Bequest of Arthur Rubloff
Reference Number: 1988.36.1
IIIF Manifest The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world. Learn more.: https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/70981/manifest.json

Pierre Cadet, Susse Frères: 150 Years of Sculpture (Paris: Susse Frères, 1992), p. 110

Arthur Rubloff (d. 1986), Chicago, by 1986; bequeathed to the Art Institute, 1988.

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