"Amédée-donatien Doublemard Bronze Sculpture Socrates 19th Century"
Bronze with medal patina representing Socrates seated, holding a scroll, symbol of ancient knowledge. Work signed "Doublémard" with mention "PRICE", indicating a presentation in a competition where it obtained 4th place. Amédée-Donatien Doublemard (1826–1900), sculptor trained at the Beaux-Arts in Paris under the teaching of François Jouffroy. His career is marked by a fidelity to the classical academic style: his works exalt the Greco-Roman heritage and are often exhibited in the Parisian Salons from 1850. This sculpture illustrates the French academic ideal through the precision of the modeling and the expressive sobriety.
French work circa 1860–1880.
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