Henry IV of France as a Child
Henry IV of France as a Child
3D
Published 2018-03-19T16:17:17+00:00
This bronze statuette, housed at the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, depicts the young King Henry IV of France. The neoclassical sculptor Francois-Joseph Bosio (Monaco, 1768 - Paris, 1845) experimented with troubadour art - a 19th century art style which followed idealised depictions of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, considered an aspect of Romanticism and a reaction against Neoclassicism.
The tudor costume, an successful example of the the Trubadour style, was chosen by the artist to move the spectator (unlike neoclassical art, which seeks to edify). . The portrayal of kings as children provides a touching contrast between the innocence of their state and the gravity of their destiny. Bosio was probably inspired by a 16th-century portrait of Henry IV at the age of four (Château de Versailles) by François Bunel (1522-1599), court painter to the kings of Navarre.
Although the artist respected the antique tradition here by giving the sculpture a calm, impassive, and impersonal appearance, he also gave it the undeniable freshness which made the work so successful.
| Date published | 19/03/2018 |
| Complessità | Medium |
| Title | Henry IV of France as a Child |
| Date | 1824 |
| Dimension | Height, 60cm |
| Period | Trubadour |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Record | http://threedscans.com/uncategorized/henri-iv-enfant/ |
| Artist | Baron François Joseph Bosio |
| Place | New National Museum of Monaco |
