03 — ARTWORK
Bust of Réaumur
LEMOYNE, Jean-Baptiste II · 1751 →
- MEDIUM
- Terracotta, height 24 cm
- TYPE
- Portrait
PALETTE
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CURRENT LOCATION · Musée du Louvre
- FILE
- 800 × 1061 px · JPEG
COMMENTARY
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It is the play of features which makes the terracottaUnglazed fired clay. It is used for architectural features and ornaments, vessels, and sculptures. bust of Reaumur outstanding even among Lemoyne's varied, mimetic achievements. The expression is seized in a positive rictus, the lower half of the face bitten deep into by a trench of wrinkle running down either side of the nose, while the eyes are wide-open and staring. All has been caught as if by flashlight photography, but the vitality persists from whatever angle the bust is studied.
Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (1683-1757) was a physicist. He carried out research in metallurgy and glass-making, and produced a major work on entomology. His thermometer (with spirit instead of mercury) has 80 degrees between the freezing-point and boiling-point.
OTHER WORKS BY JEAN-BAPTISTE II LEMOYNE
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