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Bust of Josephine

BOSIO, François-Joseph · 1809 →

MEDIUM
Plaster, height 72 cm
TYPE
Portrait

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TCHAIKOVSKY, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893) — 1812 Overture

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This bust belongs the artist's best works because of the daintiness of the model, the elegance of the pose and the refinement of the coiffure. The gracious bust was made to look younger owing to the neoclassical demand for idealization.

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@online{wga-r11b8333709d24c,
  author       = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
  title        = {Bust of Josephine by BOSIO, François-Joseph},
  organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
  date         = {2026-09-13},
  url          = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bosio-franois-joseph-r05eb51cbfb6bca/bust-of-josephine-r11b8333709d24c},
  urldate      = {2026-09-13},
  langid       = {english}
}

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