id: 150033 accession number: 1980.247 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1980.247 updated: 2024-03-26 01:59:45.732000 Head of Christ, 1867. Jean-Baptiste Clésinger (French, 1814–1883). Silvered bronze, marble base; overall: 38 x 19.2 x 21.9 cm (14 15/16 x 7 9/16 x 8 5/8 in.); without base: 31 cm (12 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin 1980.247 title: Head of Christ title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1867 creation date earliest: 1867 creation date latest: 1867 current location: creditline: Bequest of Noah L. Butkin copyright: --- culture: France, 19th century technique: silvered bronze, marble base department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture collection: Mod Euro - Sculpture 1800-1960 type: Sculpture find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Jean-Baptiste Clésinger (French, 1814–1883) - artist --- measurements: Overall: 38 x 19.2 x 21.9 cm (14 15/16 x 7 9/16 x 8 5/8 in.); without base: 31 cm (12 3/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: Signed in cut of right proper shoulder: "J. Clesinger, 1867"; inscribed in cut of left proper shoulder: "POUSSIELGUE RUSAND PARIS"; struck immediately above circular base: "17662" translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Year in Review: 1980 opening date: 1981-06-24T04:00:00 Year in Review: 1980. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 24-July 19, 1981). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * {'description': 'CMA 1981: "Year in Review 1980," Bulletin, LXVIII (June 1981), p. 212, cat. #37', 'opening_date': '1981-06-01T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA 1982: The Age of Bronze, July 13-October 17, 1982, no. cat.', 'opening_date': '1982-07-13T00:00:00'} --- PROVENANCE Noah L. Butkin, Cleveland date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1980.247/1980.247_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1980.247/1980.247_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1980.247/1980.247_full.tif