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Candelabrum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Candelabrum by Bertel Thorvaldsen, depicts a metal candelabra with a woman figure supporting it. The candelabra features a woman wearing a long dress and a belt, standing on a sphere. She supports a candelabra with her arms raised above her head. The candelabra has three light holders. The woman figure has wings on her back. The base of the candelabra is a square block with a cylinder rising from it, topped by the sphere the woman stands on. The background of the image is white.

Artwork details

Date:
1810–20
Medium:
Gilt bronze
Dimensions:
502 × 625 px
Museum record:
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