Candelabrum (girandole)

c. 1750

French 18th Century

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gilded bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of George D. Widener

  • Dimensions

    overall size: 68.6 x 61.6 x 45.1 cm (27 x 24 1/4 x 17 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1972.20.2.b

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Associated Artworks

The sculpture features a white swan standing on a base adorned with small blue and green details. The swan has a smooth, glossy texture. Surrounding it is a gold-colored structure with intricate designs forming candle holders. The gold material resembles curling leaves and stems. The sculpture stands upright, with the swan looking forward, and the golden branches extending outward and upward from the base.

Candelabrum: Swan Among Rushes

Johann Joachim Kaendler, Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen GmbH

1750

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. and Mrs. [Eleanore Elkins Widener] Alexander Hamilton Rice; her son, George D. Widener Jr. [1889-1971]; bequest 1972 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2000

  • Art Nouveau, 1890-1914, Victoria and Albert Museum, London; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, 2000-2001, no. 52 (shown only in Washington).

Wikidata ID

Q62287711

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