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Nature Unvealing Herself before Science
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Barrias, who was noted for his female allegorical figures, produced a fully nude version of this subject in white marble for the Faculty of Medicine at Bordeaux in 1893. Six years later, in 1899, responding to the renewed interest in multicolored sculpture inspired by ancient Greek accounts, he exhibited a draped version at the Paris Salon. It was made of red and gold onyx, malachite, and lapis lazuli. This smaller replica of the 1899 statue was issued by the foundry Susse Frères the same year. A final version in white marble, made in 1902, was acquired by the School of Medicine in Paris.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Susse Frères, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1900, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1998-1999 | Degas and the Little Dancer. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
| 1996 | To Arrest the Ravages of Time: Caring for Art at the Walters. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 10/1/1945 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 8/19/1982 | Treatment | cleaned; examined for condition |
| 8/25/1982 | Treatment | cleaned; other |
| 5/29/1998 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 5/29/1998 | Loan Consideration | examined for exhibition |
| 3/27/2002 | Treatment | other |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
17 in. (43.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1900
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
71.444