Sevres "Bust of Marie-Antoinette"

From: Denver Art Museum Limited Edition: 21 Exhibition: Artisans & Kings: Selected Treasures from the Louvre Material: Printed vinyl Dimensions: 30" x 89" (76cm x 226cm) Hanging Hardware Included Summary Beyond merely useful wares and traditional ceramic forms, the artisans of Sevres elevated their craft to an art form through delicately shaped and detailed sculptures. A porcelain bust of Marie-Antoinette, after an original by Louis-Simon Boizot (1743-1809), is one example of the level of mastery they achieved. The queen still reigns on 21 banners from the Denver Art Museum. Description The Louvre museum in Paris is one of the word’s most visited museums, attracting some 1.2 million American visitors alone each year – more than many American museums draw. So, the Louvre has now formed partnerships with several American museums to broaden exposure to its world-class collections on this side of the Atlantic. One of the museums to benefit from this is the Denver Art Museum which recen