Bronze Sculpture

Beautiful sculpture in bronze with a medallic patina representing a young ephebe with a tambourine dancing a joyful dance called "La Saltarelle". The spirit of the Florentine Baroque genius of the 16th century is rendered with brilliance and virtuosity. Sanson restores in this sculpture, the grace, the naturalness, the movement and the lightness of the dance. Signature of the sculptor on the edge of the base: J. Sanson.
Workshop cast of the period, slight wear of the patina and missing two small cymbalettes on the tambourine.
History and provenance:
1867, acquired by the State
Attributed to the Louvre Museum
Until 1876, in the Musée du Luxembourg
Deposited at the Musée National du Château de Fontainebleau
1986, assigned to the Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Exhibition :
Universal Exhibition - Champ-de-Mars - France, Paris, 1867
Universal Exhibition - Austria, Vienna, 1873

Dimensions
Height : 28.74 in
Width : 12.59 in
Period : 1870
Origin : France, Paris
Materials : Bronze