Small sculpture "The impending amor" by Etienne-Maurice Falconet, 1757, stone casting

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"The impending amor", 1757 (as a small sculpture)

A love play in art history: Falconets Amor.

As early as 1755, Falconet presented a plaster model of his amor and triggered enthusiasm among the critics of his time. Two years later, together with his no less famous work "La Beigneuse", he was presented as a marble statue. Amor's finger, referring to the locked lips, promises confidentiality. And yet he seems to be aware of every human skill, smiling into himself, smiling into himself.
Original: Musée du Louvre, Paris. Marble.

Museum replica, stone casting, cast by hand. Format 12 x 24 x 13.5 cm (b/h/t), weight 2.5 kg.