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Important bronze sculpture of
"Sarpedon" ,
son of Zeus and Europa , by the sculptor
Henri Peinte (1845-1912) .
Sarpedon , the Lycian hero who fought in the Trojan War against the Achaeans , is depicted here drawing his bow with a quiver and arrows at his feet .
The sculptor's signature
"H.PEINTE" , is incised on the richly ornamented , naturalistic base .
The foundry mark
"SIOT-DECAUVILLE FONDEUR" , is circular and on the back of the sculpture .
The bronze is titled
"SARPEDON" on the front of the base .
This is an old sculpture , dating from the second half of the 19th century .
Perfect condition with a beautiful patina .
Dimensions : 84.5 cm x 36 cm x 30 cm
Henri Emmanuel Peinte (1845-1912)
Henri Peinte was
a French sculptor ,
famous for his mythological subjects in the 19th century , born on July 24 , 1845 , in Cambrai.
The son of François Emmanuel Joseph Peinte , an architect in Cambrai , Henri Peinte pursued artistic studies .
He began his apprenticeship at
the Cambrai School of Drawing .
Subsequently ,
he received a scholarship from the department and entered the School of Fine Arts in Paris .
There , he was trained by the sculptors Francisque Duret , Eugene Guillaume , and Jules Cavelier .
He exhibited for the first time at
the Salon in 1877 and won a
"Third Class Medal" with his statue of
"Sarpedon" , his best-known work .
He received an award for a bronze reduction of his
"Sarpedon" and the group "Orpheus and Cerberus" , at
the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1889 , the same year he was awarded
the "Legion of Honour" .
The original plaster model of "Sarpedon" is currently held at the Museum of Fine - Arts in Coulommiers .
Henri Emmanuel Peinte died on December 26 , 1912 , in Paris .
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