Bust of La Fayette

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Bust of La Fayette is a neoclassical sculpted portrait of the Marquis de Lafayette by French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon, renowned for its lifelike realism and historical significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf neoclassical sculpture ⓘ
portrait bust ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ
artForm three-dimensional sculpture ⓘ
artHistoricalContext late 18th-century European portrait sculpture ⓘ
artisticGoal to convey moral virtue and civic heroism ⓘ
artisticSchool French neoclassical sculpture ⓘ
artisticStyle realism ⓘ
associatedWithEvent American Revolutionary War ⓘ
French Revolution ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
creator Jean-Antoine Houdon ⓘ
creatorNationality French ⓘ
creatorOccupation sculptor ⓘ
creatorStyle Houdon’s naturalistic neoclassicism ⓘ
culturalSignificance representation of Enlightenment-era heroism ⓘ
symbol of Franco-American friendship ⓘ
depictedPersonNationality French ⓘ
depictedPersonTitle Marquis ⓘ
depictionType bust (head and upper chest) ⓘ
depicts Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette ⓘ
genre commemorative sculpture ⓘ
portrait art ⓘ
hasPart bust-length figure ⓘ
iconography classical-influenced portraiture ⓘ
inception late 18th century ⓘ
influencedBy classical Roman portrait busts ⓘ
materialUsed marble ⓘ
plaster ⓘ
terracotta ⓘ
movement Neoclassicism ⓘ
notableFor historical significance ⓘ
lifelike realism ⓘ
period Enlightenment ⓘ
portraysAge Lafayette as a relatively young man ⓘ
relatedWork Houdon bust of George Washington ⓘ
Houdon bust of Voltaire ⓘ
linked to: Bust of Voltaire
representation idealized yet realistic likeness of Lafayette ⓘ
subjectNotability key French supporter of the American Revolution ⓘ
prominent liberal aristocrat in France ⓘ
subjectOccupation military officer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
subjectRole figure of the French Revolution ⓘ
hero of the American Revolution ⓘ
technique attention to anatomical accuracy ⓘ
highly finished facial modeling ⓘ
visualCharacteristic calm, composed expression ⓘ
carefully rendered hair ⓘ
smooth, idealized surfaces ⓘ

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Jean-Antoine Houdon → notableWork → Bust of La Fayette ⓘ