03 — ARTWORK
The Panther Hunter
JERICHAU, Jens Adolph · 1846 →
- MEDIUM
- Bronze, height 210 cm
- TYPE
- Other
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COMMENTARY
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Although Jerichau was a pupil of Thorvaldsen, classicalRelating to the culture of ancient Greece and Rome (classical Antiquity). The classical world played a profoundly important role in the Renaissance, with Italian scholars, writers, and artists seeing their own period as the rebirth (the "renaissance") of classical values after the Middle Ages. The classical world was considered the golden age for the arts, literature, philosophy, and politics. Concepts of the classical, however, changed greatly from one period to the next. Roman literature provided the starting point in the 14th century, scholars patiently finding, editing and translating a wide range of texts. In the 15th century Greek literature, philosophy and art - together with the close study of the remains of Roman buildings and sculptures-expanded the concept of the classical and ensured it remained a vital source of ideas and inspiration. calm and quiet did not interest him. He was more interested in depicting motion and specific moments in time with scenes packed with action and extrovert emotions, as demonstrated in The Panther Hunter.
The hunter is raising his spear to administer the fatal blow. The struggle and violent discharge of energy is represented through a dynamic composition and a very naturalistic depiction of man and animal. This bronzeAn alloy of copper (usually about 90 per cent) and tin, often also containing small amounts of other metals such as lead or zinc. Since antiquity it has been the metal most commonly used in cast sculpture because of its strength, durability, and the fact that it is easily workable - both hot and cold - by a variety of processes. It is easier to cast than copper because it has a lower melting-point, and its great tensile strength makes possible the protrusion of unsupported parts - an advantage over marble sculpture. The colour of bronze is affected by the proportion of tin or other metals present, varying from silverish to a rich, coppery red, and its surface beauty can be enhanced when it acquires a patina. gave Jerichau his international breakthrough, bringing in several prestigious commissions from Denmark and abroad.
OTHER WORKS BY JENS ADOLPH JERICHAU
The archive catalogues no further works by this artist.
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