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| Keywords: Michel Anguier - Flora - Walters 54697.jpg Anguier went to Rome in 1641 to complete his studies and stayed for ten years When he returned to Paris he brought several copies of famous ancient sculptures with him including a statuette reproducing the so-called Flora Farnese a Roman copy of a Greek statue of Aphrodite which was much admired for its drapery Anguier imitates the drapery of the antique figure in his statuette but replaces the severe face and proportions of the original with the face and form of a lovely young woman between 1650 1680 bronze H cm 57 1 accession number 54 697 4563 Succession Mannheim Estate Sale Galerie Georges Petit Paris March 14 1913 no 82 A Seligmann Rey Co New York 1913 by purchase Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1913 place of origin Paris France Walters Art Museum license Baroque sculpture in the Walters Art Museum Michel Anguier Statues of Flora Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist update | ||||
