The young and elegant boy, standing, plays and sings, leaning against a column: the sculptor paid all his attention to many details, in the clothing (shoes, buttons ...) the musical instrument ...
Paul Dubois, born in 1869, is a French sculptor studying at the Beaux Arts in Paris then in Rome. Impressed by Italian Renaissance sculpture, he will be the leader of the so-called "Florentine" sculptors.
The Florentine Singer of the 15th century will be presented at the Salon of 1865, will obtain the medal of honor and will become one of the most popular sculptures of that time.
The Florentine Singer will be published in several dimensions and patinas: one of them is exhibited at the Louvre Museum, in silver-plated bronze.
Wear of time to the patina
Height: 88cm
diameter approx. 33cm